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Ship Carrying First Ukraine Grain Cargo Nears Syria

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartus on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine's…

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Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria -shipping sources

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartous on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off.

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10 years after Austin Tice vanished in Syria, his family continues its fight for him

American journalist Austin Tice is believed to have been kidnapped in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. His mother says he's being held with a "government-related entity" in Syria.

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Assad, Erdogan...and Putin’s ‘Goblet of Normalization’

It is quite known that Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing his Syrian and Turkish counterparts to drink from the goblet of “normalization.” This desire is as old as Russia's military intervention in Syria seven years ago. But what is new is that conditions have become more favorable for Syrian…

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Washington, Damascus Keep Contact to Secure Release of Abducted Journalist

President Joe Biden’s administration has had direct engagements with the Syrian government in an effort to secure the release of detained American Austin Tice, with no progress made, US media revealed on Friday. In a statement earlier this week marking the 10-year anniversary of Tice’s captivity, Biden affirmed that the…

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Hundreds Linked to ISIS Transferred From Syria to Iraq

Syria's autonomous Kurdish region transferred to the Iraqi government more than 600 relatives of ISIS group members who were detained at the notorious Al-Hol camp, a monitor said Friday. It is the fourth operation of its kind this year from the camp, which lies less than 10 kilometers (six miles)…

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Aine Davis: British ‘fighter’ arranged for woman to smuggle €20,000 to Syria in her underwear, court told

Londoner accused of terrorist fundraising and possessing gun in Syria

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In Syria, a 'golden' crop struggles to regain its shine

Returning to their orchards after years of war, Syrian pistachio farmers hoping to revive their valuable crop have had their hopes dashed by scorched trees and the ravages of climate change.

Reuters

‘ISIS Beatle’ arrested for terrorism offences at UK airport after fleeing Turkey

Aine Davis, 38, was reportedly arrested by police when his flight landed at Luton Airport following his release from a Turkish jail.

Daily Record

Alleged British ISIS 'Beatle' Arrested on Return to UK

A British man accused of being part of an ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was arrested on his return to the UK on Wednesday, reports said. Aine Davis, 38, was arrested after landing at Luton airport on a flight from Turkey, where he had been serving a prison…

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Syria Says ISIS Leader Killed In South

An ISIS leader blew himself up in southern Syria after being surrounded by government forces, state media reported on Wednesday, citing a security source. The official SANA news agency said security forces carried out a "special operation" in the Daraa area that led to the death of "the terrorist Abu…

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US knows 'with certainty' Syria is holding journalist Austin Tice a decade after disappearance, Joe Biden says

US President Joe Biden says the US is certain the Syrian government is imprisoning American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago.

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"He didn't have to see this anniversary in detention" Austin Tice's mom ahead of 10 year mark

"This is about an American who should be at home with his family."

Axios

Child feared dead on Greek islet where refugees are stranded

A Syrian girl, 5, has reportedly died, with her parents and dozens others awaiting rescue following alleged pushbacks.

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Biden calls on Syria to help bring Austin Tice home: ‘10 years is far, far too long’

WASHINGTON — The United States knows “with certainty” that the Syrian government has held Austin Tice, a reporter and former U.S. Marine missing in Syria since 2012, and is asking for its help bringing him home, President Joe Biden said in a statement on Wednesday.

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‘End this’ Biden tells Syria 10 years after Austin Tice abduction

The Biden administration implored the Syrian government to work with the US to return Tice home.

The Guardian - US

Biden: US knows ‘with certainty’ Syria holding missing journalist Austin Tice

President urges regime, which denies involvement, to release Tice, who disappeared in 2012 covering Syrian war

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Biden Calls on Syria to Help Secure Release of Journalist Austin Tice

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Syria to help secure the release of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted a decade ago in Damascus. "We know with certainty that he has been held by the Syrian regime," Biden said in a statement.

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The Independent UK

US: Syrian government is holding American journalist Tice

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is certain that the Syrian government is holding American journalist Austin Tice who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago urging Damascus to help bring him back home

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden calls on Syria to help bring Austin Tice home: ‘Ten years is far, far too long’

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Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up

The mysterious network of mercenaries is embracing an ever-public image as the war on Ukraine drags on.

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Turkey in ‘Final Stage’ of Preparations for N. Syria Operation

Turkey announced that it has reached the final stage of its preparations to launch a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. Speaking at the 13th Ambassadors Conference in Ankara on Tuesday, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said his country resorts to cross-border operations to protect itself…

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Convicted terrorist back behind bars after ‘hiding finance accounts and car use’

Kristen Brekke, 26, was jailed for helping a teenage jihadi join so-called Islamic State fighters in Syria in 2014.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Forces Pull out of Bases in Syria’s North

Turkish forces evacuated two bases in the western countryside of Tal Abyad, in the northern countryside of Raqqa, northern Syria, sources revealed. The forces withdrew from their military bases in the villages of Hareqli and Tannuz. The withdrawal, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is a UK-based…

Reuters

Crushed by war, Syrian tourism eyes expat uptick

Somar Hazim had high hopes when he opened a hotel in Damascus in 2009, adding to a growing number of boutique guest houses in the Old City that were proving to be a hit with tourists, before war broke out and forced him to close down.

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