Syria: 8 killed in bomb blast at Homs mosque, 21 injured; explosion in Alawite area

Syrian security forces inspect the damage after an explosion in the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque (AP photo) A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 21 others, authorities told news agency AP.Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News Agency […]

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Is Syria’s Ahmad al-Sharaa ignoring domestic challenges?

Syria interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (Image credits: AP) For Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, this week’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York marked a milestone in his career and in the recognition of the country.“Syria is reclaiming its rightful place among […]

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UN’s top official in Syria is stepping down after 7 years of conflict and tumult | World News

UN’s top official in Syria is stepping down after 7 years of conflict and tumult The official who steered the UN’s diplomacy in Syria for nearly seven turbulent years announced Thursday that he is resigning. Geir Pedersen, who has held diplomatic posts for decades for the world body and his native Norway, told the U.N. […]

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