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Syria War

US officials discussed merits of removing $10m bounty on HTS leader

Meanwhile, Jordan's King emphasised importance of covert US support for the Syrian Free Army during his Washington DC visit, source says
Syria War
UAE, Israel issue cautious statements over Bashar al-Assad’s ousting, other states call for stability
US-Israel relations
US senator introduces bill to redefine occupied West Bank as 'Judea and Samaria'
Syria War
US smells Russian and Iranian blood in Syria, but rebel offensive challenges Kurdish ally
Culture
Notre-Dame: Will Trump appreciate its Islamic history?
Diana Darke
Sudan crisis
Democratic lawmakers threaten to derail UAE arms sales over support for RSF in Sudan: Report
Antisemitism
For The New York Times, antisemitism has a name but genocide does not
Hamid Dabashi
Syria War
Why Syria is more relevant today than before
Kamal Alam
Israel's war on Gaza
Trump's Middle East envoy travelled to Israel, Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks: Report
Syria War
US told Assad it would pull troops from northeast Syria if he closed Iran's supply lines: Report
Syria War
How the Syria crisis could reshape the Middle East
David Hearst
Israel's war on Gaza
Biden and Starmer's lies for Israel are destroying the liberal democratic order
Jonathan Cook
Israel's war on Gaza
Actor Kevin Spacey’s visit to Israel triggers backlash for being ‘in bad taste’
Israel's war on Gaza
Trump says Hamas will have 'all hell to pay' if hostages aren't released
Arts
Artists must not stay silent or 'neutral' about Israel's genocide
Hassan Abdulrazzak
Diplomacy
Massad Boulos: Lebanese billionaire and Trump in-law who could shape Middle East policy
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia-Ukraine war: Ordinary citizens want peace. Their leaders should listen
Jonathan Steele
France
By granting immunity to Netanyahu, France is fuelling the genocide
Thierry Brésillon
UK Politics
Why Starmer’s foreign policy problems are piling up
John Rees
Campus protests
Renewed crackdown on free speech aims to overwhelm US student protests
Occupation
How Palestinian popular resistance became a global movement
Mandy Turner
Gaza Under Attack
After Lebanon ceasefire, Netanyahu is running out of cards to play
David Hearst
Film
How Hollywood failed to change Trump’s America and what Arab artists must now do