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UN says it has credible reports of summary executions during Syria fighting
The UN human rights chief says his office has received credible reports indicating widespread violations and abuses, ...
Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern ...
Head of UN rights office urges accountability for killings in Syria's Sweida
The head of the United Nations human rights office called on Friday for Syria's interim authorities to ensure accountability ...
State Department says US 'unequivocally condemns' Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for 'dialogue'
The State Department condemned recent Israeli strikes in Syria, and Secretary Marco Rubio announced a U.S.-brokered agreement ...
Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of ...
Syria steps back from 'open war' in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence
Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after ...
Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze
Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the ...
Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says
The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) documented a significant outbreak of brutality in the killings that gripped ...
AI investments and Syria’s development – this week’s business headlines from the Middle East
This week saw the announcement of a potential Saudi-backed investment in Elon Musk’s xAI, new Bahrain-US deals and DP World’s ...