Behind the Idlib Protests

By Aymenn J Al-Tamimi

A: The main reasons for the protests are many, including the widespread oppression, the unjustified arrest and torture of revolutionaries, honest ones and mashaykh, and the dictatorship and tyranny represented in one-man rule, as well

US state and local governments support Israel’s war in Gaza by purchasing three time more Israeli bonds than they did last year. thecradle.co/articles-id/25…

The EU extends sanctions on Syria until 2025.

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US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia yahoo.com/news/us-expect…

Why hasn't the USG explained why its vaunted engineers couldn't build a pier for $200 million?

Also, what comes next?

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Syria's real GDP is projected to contract by 1.5% in 2024

This projection assumes that the regional conflict will remain largely contained this year.

Inflation is expected to remain high due to persistent shortages and potential further subsidy cuts to food and fuel.

Trump tells donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests if re-elected

Trump told a roomful of donors — a group that he joked included “98% of my Jewish friends” — that he would expel student demonstrators from the United States

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EU pledges only 2 billion euros on Monday at the Brussel's confabulation to support displaced Syrians.

This is less than half the amount pledged last year.

At the same time, EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Syria is not safe for returning refugees. Jordan,

Look, you are going to hell.

After 12 years, Saudi Arabia officially appoints ambassador to #Syria

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Saudi's MBS agrees to visit Iran in effort to warm relations as US pushes him to join anti-Iranian accord with Israel.

He was invited by Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's new acting President

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Iran's new President, Mohammad Mokhber, in a letter to Khamenei, writes that Syria’s debt to #Iran in civilian and non-security sectors amounted to approximately $11.6 billion by 2020.

Further documents indicate that #Syria 's debt to Tehran exceeds $50 billion.

Syrians in Michigan tell Trump: 'We will support you in you actively support toppling Assad,' in accordance with UNR2254

Trump leads Biden 57%-25% among Arab & Muslim voters in 5 major swing states,

a significant shift from the 2020 election where they favoured Biden by

Pressure builds on Democrats to be more pro-Israel and less anti-Semitic. (Sarcasm)

Senior Syrian intelligence officers face war crimes trial

Ali Mamlouk, former head of the National Security Bureau,
Jamil Hassan, former director of the Air Force intelligence service, and Abdel
Salam Mahmoud, former head of investigations for the service in Damascus, will be