Kusai M Alsalhanie, Fatai Oluyadi (2023-05-27). Correspondence] An open letter from Syrian to Ukrainian war-displaced medical students. thelancet.com In my fifth year of medical school, staying in Syria was no longer safe. Medical facilities, including teaching hospitals, were systematically targeted and health-care providers were detained, tortured, and subsequently killed. The theme of those days was waiting for the unknown. I spent every minute preparing my mind for the worst. In the recollection of the why, when, and how, the recurring memory was the moment when I was forced to leave the only home I had ever known. The theme thereafter became foreignness.

unitedEditor (2023-05-27). The CHP's dangerous plan for Syria. unitedworldint.com Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who is Erdoƒüan's rival in the run-off Turkish presidential elections, is now frequently emphasizing the refugee issue in his speeches. Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu states that they will send the refugees back thanks to the money promised by the EU and through an agreement with the Syrian state. …

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-05-27). Arabic press review: Egyptian wrestler flees to France, sparking questions about salaries. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Egyptian wrestler flees to France, sparking questions about salaries | Meanwhile, Sudan has reverted to manual banking systems and Turkish-Qatari cooperation brings homes to northern Syria | Sat, 05/27/2023 – 11: 49 | Ukraine's Parviz Nasibov (red) wrestles Egypt's Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed in their semi-final match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (AFP) | Egyptian w…

Asian American Legal Defense, Education Fund. (2023-05-26). Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional, Discriminatory Law. popularresistance.org Tallahassee, Florida — A group of Chinese citizens who live, work, study, and raise families in Florida, as well as a real estate brokerage firm in Florida that primarily serves clients of Chinese descent, are filing a lawsuit to combat Florida's discriminatory property law, SB 264. Signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the legislation unfairly restricts most Chinese citizens — and most citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea — from purchasing homes in the state. Unless the courts act, the law will take effect on July 1, 2023. | The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civ…

Ian Sinclair (2023-05-26). The U.S. invasion and occupation of Syria that 'never happened'. peoplesworld.org "It never happened. Nothing ever happened. Even while it was happening it wasn't happening. It didn't matter. It was of no interest. The crimes of the United States have been systematic, constant, vicious, remorseless, but very few people have actually talked about them." Sadly, Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize for Literature lecture continues to be as relevant today as …

infobrics (2023-05-26). Brown University studies find US post-9/11 aggression killed, displaced up to 65 million people. infobrics.org According to the University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, illegal and truly unprovoked US invasions of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Pakistan in the last over two decades have resulted in at least 4.5-4.6 million deaths, while anywhere between 38 and 60 million people have been displaced.

Anonymous669 (2023-05-26). Russian Airstrikes Hit Syria's Greater Idlib For First Time In Over Five Months (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On May 26, Russian warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups, for the first time in more than five months. | At least four airstrikes hit the outskirts of the towns of Fleifel and Sufuhon in Zawiya Mounta…

Anonymous669 (2023-05-26). Syrian Army Kills HTS Commander On Greater Idlib Front. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | On May 35, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) killed a field commander of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The commander, Abu Omar Darayya, was killed when SAA artillery strikes hit a position he was manning near the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside. The town is a stronghold of HTS and several other terrorist groups, including the Turkistan Islamic Party and Ajnad al-Kavk…

Elis Gjevori (2023-05-26). Turkey's anti-refugee landscape leaves Syrians with just one choice. middleeasteye.net Turkey's anti-refugee landscape leaves Syrians with just one choice | Syrians in Turkey have had to navigate the election campaign with caution, as they pin their hopes on one result | Fri, 05/26/2023 – 19: 09 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves as he addresses a speech during his campaign rally in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul, on 12 May 2023 (AFP) | Campaign posters dotting the s…

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-26). Pentagon Keeping America Safe… Blowing Up Syrian Sheepherder Father of 10. antiwar.com

Pauline Ertel (2023-05-26). Syria: Outrage at AFP over 'whitewashing' Asma al-Assad photos. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2023-05-26). Chile Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela After 7 Years (+Brazil). orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 25, 2023 ( As Chile's new represent…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-05-26). Inicia festival de Cosecha de la Rosa de Damasco en Siria. telesurtv.net La primera dama de Siria, Asma Al-Assad, asistió al evento y compartió con los agricultores la recolección de su rosa nacional.

Anonymous669 (2023-05-26). Oman Mediates Prisoner Swap Between Iran, Belgium. southfront.org Tehran, Iran. Via Business Traveler | On May 26, Belgium freed an Iranian diplomat convicted of planning a bombing in France under a prisoner swap deal that was brokered by Oman. | The initial announcement of the deal by Oman state television did not identify the prisoners being swapped. However, it became later known that Brussels released Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, in exchange for a Belgian aid worker named Olivier Vandecasteele who was held by Tehran."Those released were transferred from Tehran and Bruss…

Areeb Ullah (2023-05-26). Hajj: UK quota cut to create fairer system, Saudi ambassador tells MPs. middleeasteye.net

Anonymous669 (2023-05-26). Hezbollah Secretary-General Threatens Israel With 'Grand War'. southfront.org Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah during his annual Resistance and Liberation Day speech. Via Al-Manar TV. | On May 25, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel with a "grand war," in response to recent warnings to Lebanon from officials in Tel Aviv. | In his annual Resistance and Liberation Day speech, which marks the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon 23 years ago, Nasrallah said Israeli leaders should "be careful and not make wrong calculations." | Israel…

Yusuf Selman Inanc (2023-05-27). Turkey elections: Kilicdaroglu's dilemma of keeping support of 'ultranationalists' and Kurds. middleeasteye.net Turkey elections: Kilicdaroglu's dilemma of keeping support of 'ultranationalists' and Kurds | Kurds reluctant to vote for opposition leader as he courts far-right party ahead of election run-off | Sat, 05/27/2023 – 09: 35 | Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu (R) with the leader of the Victory Party, Umit Ozdag, in Ankara, on 19 May 2023 (AFP) | The pro-Kurdish Party of…

WSWS (2023-05-26). HDP, pseudo-left back anti-refugee, anti-Kurdish candidate Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu in Turkish elections. wsws.org The Kurdish-nationalist HDP is backing Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu's right-wing campaign even after he pledged to attack the democratic rights of Kurds and refugees.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-05-27). Global solidarity event in Lebanon: Palestine is the cause of all. plenglish.com The participants of the event discussed the confrontation with the ambitions of the West and the United States, the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the urgency of moving towards a multipolar order. | The positions of solidarity towards Palestine on the part of intellectuals, popular communicators, academics and journalists focused on strengthening unity, rejecting normalization of relations with Israel, and demanding greater condemnation from the international community. | Lisandro Brusco, militant of the Movimiento Amplio de Izquierda-Rosario of Argentina, stressed the need to strengthen the resistance…

Unicorn Riot (2023-05-26). Revolution in Every Country Comic Series: Episode 3 — Lebanon: On the Necessity of Intersectionality. unicornriot.ninja

Kusai M Alsalhanie, Fatai Oluyadi (2023-05-27). Correspondence] An open letter from Syrian to Ukrainian war-displaced medical students. thelancet.com In my fifth year of medical school, staying in Syria was no longer safe. Medical facilities, including teaching hospitals, were systematically targeted and health-care providers were detained, tortured, and subsequently killed. The theme of those days was waiting for the unknown. I spent every minute preparing my mind for the worst. In the recollection of the why, when, and how, the recurring memory was the moment when I was forced to leave the only home I had ever known. The theme thereafter became foreignness.

Asian American Legal Defense, Education Fund. (2023-05-26). Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional, Discriminatory Law. popularresistance.org Tallahassee, Florida — A group of Chinese citizens who live, work, study, and raise families in Florida, as well as a real estate brokerage firm in Florida that primarily serves clients of Chinese descent, are filing a lawsuit to combat Florida's discriminatory property law, SB 264. Signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the legislation unfairly restricts most Chinese citizens — and most citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea — from purchasing homes in the state. Unless the courts act, the law will take effect on July 1, 2023. | The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civ…

Anonymous669 (2023-05-26). Syrian Army Kills HTS Commander On Greater Idlib Front. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | On May 35, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) killed a field commander of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The commander, Abu Omar Darayya, was killed when SAA artillery strikes hit a position he was manning near the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside. The town is a stronghold of HTS and several other terrorist groups, including the Turkistan Islamic Party and Ajnad al-Kavk…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-25). France's foreign policy towards the Arab world is colonial, backward, and detached from reality, says Syria. peoplesdispatch.org Former colonial power France had supported the anti-Assad forces in Syria with the objective of regime change, which prolonged the war in the country. France also became part of the US-led illegal unilateral sanctions regime against Syria…

Anonymous349 (2023-05-25). Military Situation In Syria On May 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On May 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On May 24, the Turkish-backed Military Police faction reportedly arrested three people in the town of Jindires | Turkey in coordination with Qatar, will build 240,000 houses in Turkish-occupied areas in northern Syria in less than three years, according to Turkey's Interior Minister | Syria's Minister of Health, Hassan Al-Ghoba…

_____ (2023-05-25). Syria: the path to conflict resolution is open. journal-neo.org After more than a year of behind-the-scenes diplomacy, Syria's membership in the Arab League of States (LAS) was finally restored when Arab foreign ministers reached a consensus on an issue that has been causing sharp divisions since the start of the Syrian crisis 12 years ago. On May 7, the Arab League's foreign ministers adopted a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-05-25). Yet another success of Russia's Middle East diplomacy. journal-neo.org On May 10, an earlier announced meeting of the foreign ministers of the Astana format participants — Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria — took place in Moscow. It should be noted that this summit of representatives of the Quartet took the baton from the heads of defense departments. The latter shows that Russia, as the […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). US Building New Base in Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is building a new military base in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, The New Arab reported, citing a source close to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The US backs the SDF and keeps about 900 troops in eastern Syria, allowing the US to control about one-third of Syria's territory. The …

teleSUR (2023-05-25). WHO to Ensure Health Care in Occupied Palestinian Territory. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a draft decision calling on Israel to ensure adequate health care for those residing in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan. | RELATED: | The 76th World Health Assembly delegates passed the resolution with 76 votes in favor, 13 against and 35 abstaining. According to the draft decision, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in the occupied Palestinian territ…

_____ (2023-05-25). Yet another success of Russia's Middle East diplomacy. journal-neo.org On May 10, an earlier announced meeting of the foreign ministers of the Astana format participants — Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria — took place in Moscow. It should be noted that this summit of representatives of the Quartet took the baton from the heads of defense departments. The latter shows that Russia, as the […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). US Building New Base in Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is building a new military base in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, The New Arab reported, citing a source close to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The US backs the SDF and keeps about 900 troops in eastern Syria, allowing the US to control about one-third of Syria's territory. The …

teleSUR (2023-05-25). WHO to Ensure Health Care in Occupied Palestinian Territory. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a draft decision calling on Israel to ensure adequate health care for those residing in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan. | RELATED: | The 76th World Health Assembly delegates passed the resolution with 76 votes in favor, 13 against and 35 abstaining. According to the draft decision, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in the occupied Palestinian territ…

unitedEditor (2023-05-25). Arab Summit: Will Assad seize the opportunity to achieve peace in Syria? unitedworldint.com The most prominent event that overshadowed the 32nd Arab Summit, hosted by the Saudi city of Jeddah, was the presence of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after his country's membership in the Arab League having been frozen for a period of 12 years. Syria's membership in the Arab League was suspended during the Arab Spring, which …

Anonymous669 (2023-05-25). Russia's Foreign Intelligence Chief Says U.S. Is Training ISIS Terrorists In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org Green Berets and their partner force, the Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), during a joint patrol mission near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The United States is training ISIS terrorists in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf on sabotage, Sergey Naryshkin, director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, revealed on May 24. "According to our information, the U.

Anonymous669 (2023-05-25). Two Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed In New Central Syria Terrorist Attack. southfront.org File image. | On May 25, two pro-government fighters were killed when terrorists believed to be members of ISIS opened fire at a vehicle of the Palestinian al-Quds Brigade in Syria's central region. | The attack took place on a road in the desert area of al-Sharah in the eastern Homs countryside. Several other fighters of al-Quds Brigade were reportedly wounded during the ambush. ISIS is yet to officially claim responsibility via the Amaq news agency. | The ambush was the most recent in a series of terrorist att…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-05-25). Syria rejects France's position and describes it as unreal. plenglish.com Damascus, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria criticized the actions and positions of the French government towards Syria and considered them totally disconnected from reality.

Staff (2023-05-26). Chile Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela After 7 Years (+Brazil). orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 25, 2023 ( As Chile's new represent…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-05-26). Inicia festival de Cosecha de la Rosa de Damasco en Siria. telesurtv.net La primera dama de Siria, Asma Al-Assad, asistió al evento y compartió con los agricultores la recolección de su rosa nacional.

Lucas Estanislau (2023-05-25). Venezuela and Brazil formally restore ties. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuela's new ambassador to Brazil, Manuel Vadell, delivered his diplomatic credentials to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday afternoon May 24, in an act that formalized the reestablishment of relations between the two countries. | Vadell had been appointed by Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, in December 2022, even before Lula took office. After the ceremony, Maduro said that the normalization of relations between Brazil and Venezuela is "a great step" that constitutes "a new starting point for the consolidation of the union between both brotherly peoples." | The presence of a new Venezuelan…

Alastair Crooke (2023-05-25). Team Biden Antagonizing Putin — Alastair Crooke fmr Brit ambassador. thealtworld.com

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-05-25). Venezuela reestablishes relations with Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The new Venezuelan ambassador to Brazil Manuel Vadell handed over his diplomatic credentials to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in an act to reestablish relations between the two countries, the press on Thursday confirmed.

Anonymous765 (2023-05-25). Israel Panics After Hezbollah Show Of Force. southfront.org |

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-05-25). Lebanon's Secretary General stands out axis of resistance. plenglish.com Beirut, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Thursday highlighted the cohesion and firmness of the known axis of resistance to confront the US-Israeli project in the region.

WSWS (2023-05-26). HDP, pseudo-left back anti-refugee, anti-Kurdish candidate Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu in Turkish elections. wsws.org The Kurdish-nationalist HDP is backing Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu's right-wing campaign even after he pledged to attack the democratic rights of Kurds and refugees.

Unicorn Riot (2023-05-26). Revolution in Every Country Comic Series: Episode 3 — Lebanon: On the Necessity of Intersectionality. unicornriot.ninja

Anonymous669 (2023-05-25). Israeli Army Says It Downed Drone That Crossed Frontline With Lebanon. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On May 25, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had downed a drone that crossed the frontline with Lebanon. | The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said in a brief statement that the drone was downed near the settlement of Zar'it, adding that it was tracked by Israeli air defenses."The IDF will continue to act to prevent any violation of the sovereignty of the State of Israel," the statement reads. | The IDF re…

MEE staff (2023-05-25). Lebanon's Walid Jumblatt resigns as head of his political party. middleeasteye.net