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The US military has started transferring up to 7,000 Islamic State (IS) detainees from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq, as Syria’s new government asserts control over territories long governed ...

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More than 4,500 years ago, in one of humanity’s earliest civilizations, gender-diverse individuals held respected and ...

Sharaa, who ‍has vowed to protect the rights of all Syrian groups, ⁠issued a decree on January 16 formally recognizing ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saudi Ministry of Culture concluded the third edition of the "Common Ground" Festival, held from 24 December to 6 January at Al-Malfa Hall in ...

Syrian Kurdish forces have lost control of big parts of the country this month as government troops under President Ahmed ...

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Iranians won't give up on reclaiming their inheritance of justice, openness and human rights ...

But the new reality is this: worship itself has become a crime in parts of the world, and the blood of believers is spilling at rates not seen in decades. The latest World Watch List from Open Doors ...

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