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Who was Haytham Ali Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s top military leader killed by Israel? Syria

Who was Haytham Ali Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s top military leader killed by Israel?

Israel confirmed on Sunday (November 23) that it killed Hezbollah’s top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The operation came despite a nearly year-long US-brokered ceasefire with Lebanon. Hezbollah later confirmed Tabtabai’s death, calling him “the great jihadist commander” who “worked to…
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November 23, 2025
Syria sends first Swift message to New York Fed, central bank governor says Syria

Syria sends first Swift message to New York Fed, central bank governor says

(Reuters) -The Syrian central bank on Thursday sent its first Swift message to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, central bank Governor AbdulKader Husrieh told Reuters. "We sent (a) greeting message to all our international correspondent banks. We started with the Federal Reserve," Husrieh said. "We're telling them that…
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November 20, 2025
Headlines for November 20, 2025 Syria

Headlines for November 20, 2025

You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else. Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day. Headlines November 20, 2025 Watch Headlines Israel Again Breaks Gaza Ceasefire, Killing 32 Palestinians in Wave of Attacks Nov…
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November 20, 2025
From al-Qaeda to the White House Syria

From al-Qaeda to the White House

President Donald Trump hosts Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday. (SANA/AFP/Getty Images) It’s an improbable path, from al-Qaeda to the West Wing. The U.S. had once designated Ahmed al-Sharaa a terrorist. He fought U.S. forces in Iraq and was even imprisoned. Sharaa spent years in northwest…
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November 13, 2025
Historic US visit sparks optimism in Damascus over Syria’s future and reconstruction Syria

Historic US visit sparks optimism in Damascus over Syria’s future and reconstruction

This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on November 10, 2025, shows US President Donald Trump (L) shaking hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington DC. — AFP pic (New users only) Enjoy FREE RM50 & unlock 4.2% p.a. fixed…
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November 13, 2025