newarab (2024-01-12). Football used to promote vaccine drive in northwest Syria. newarab.com The final whistle of a month-long The knock-out tournament organised, by the

newarab (2024-01-12). Former Syrian general to face Swedish court for alleged war crimes. newarab.com A former Mohammed Hamo, 65, who lives in Sweden, is accused of having participated in the call for indiscriminate strikes in and around the cities o…

newarab (2024-01-12). Syrian regime used incendiary weapon in Idlib: White Helmets. newarab.com The Syrian regime injured four civilians with incendiary weapons on Sunday, 7 January, in the northwestern The use of incendiary weapons is prohibited against civilians and is restricted against combatants under international humanitarian law. | Sunday's attack targeted a school used as a shelter for displaced Syrians, as well as nearby homes. At least one of the ci…

Hadjer Nacer, Delan Devakumar (2024-01-13). Perspectives] Daring to dream: a message of hope and togetherness. thelancet.com The stories of refugees are at the heart of We Dare to Dream, a documentary by Waad Al-Kateab, which follows the fortunes of athletes as they attempt to compete in the Olympic Games for the Refugee Olympic Team. This is the second film by Al-Kateab, after the multi-award winning For Sama, a deeply harrowing documentary that chronicled Al-Kateab's experiences through the horrors of life under siege in Aleppo, Syria, and her hopes after the birth of her daughter Sama. We Dare to Dream begins with Al-Kateab's own story of becoming a refugee and her emotional journey after she left war-torn Aleppo.

Udani Samarasekera (2024-01-13). World Report] Millions face food insecurity as WFP scales back in Syria. thelancet.com A funding shortfall has led the World Food Programme to curtail its operations in Syria. Udani Samarasekera reports.

WSWS (2024-01-12). Oxfam report describes Israel's onslaught on Gaza as "deadliest conflict of the 21st century" wsws.org The intensity of the Zionist regime's bombardment has claimed the lives of Palestinians at a pace many times higher than NATO's war on Russia in Ukraine, the Syrian civil war, the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and wars in Sudan and Yemen.

Chris Walker (2024-01-11). Trump Brings Back Birtherism With False Post Targeting Nikki Haley. truthout.org On Monday afternoon, former President Donald Trump shared a social media post falsely accusing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley — an intraparty rival in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries — of being disqualified from being able to run for the White House based on her citizenship status. Haley, who also served as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations during his four-year term in… |

Dan Williams (2024-01-11). Highlights from GOP debate ahead of Iowa caucuses. america.cgtn.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN ambassador and Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley had a tense and heated Republican Presidential debate in Iowa Wednesday night. | The pair clashed and traded insults across a range of issues. | But while those two battled it out on stage, the former President and Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, was enjoying a much more relaxed televised town hall.

Chuck Freilich (2024-01-11). A war with Hezbollah is inevitable. But should Israel initiate it? haaretz.com There are weighty strategic reasons for Israel to take on Hezbollah and its provocations now. But a war in Lebanon stands to turn rising anti-Israel sentiment among the liberal U.S. electorate into a perfect storm. And it would be a conflict unlike any Israel has never experienced…

Jason Ditz (2024-01-11). Israel Killed Two Medics in Attack on Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon continued on Thursday, with reports that a flurry of strikes in Hanin struck a first aid clinic, killing two medics who were within. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed and condemned the strike, adding that the Israelis also hit an ambulance. Hezbollah confirmed the incident in a statement through affiliated …

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-12). Kurds take solidarity action at Western Sydney Wanderers New Year's Day win. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-11). Kurds take solidarity action at Western Sydney Wanderers New Year's Day win. greenleft.org.au

aljazeera (2024-01-12). AFC Asian Cup 2023: Qatar abuzz with football fever ahead of opening match. aljazeera.com Football shirts dominate shopfronts, predictions rule banter and flags adorn streets ahead of Qatar's Asian Cup opener.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-11). Israeli war in Gaza revives Arab solidarity with Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Over 92% of people in the Arab countries consider Palestine an Arab cause and expressed their solidarity and support to Palestine, according to The survey was conducted across 16 Arab countries, including in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and the West Bank, Palestine (including…