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Upon the directives of President al-Assad, al-Hilal visits Deir Ezzor

Homs/Deir Ezzor-elmaghribtoday

Upon the directives of President Bashar al-Assad, Assistant Regional Secretary of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Hilal al-Hilal visited on Saturday Deir Ezzor province and the cities of Tadmor (Palmyra) and al-Sukhnah. During the visit, al-Hilal hailed the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army in the city of Palmyra which put an end to the terrorists and the countries supportingRead more

Actress Solaf Fawakherji denies divorce rumors

Beirut - Michelle Hadad

Syrian actress Solaf Fawakherji denied what was published over her divorce from her husband Wael Ramadan, saying that it is the hope of those journalists who published such false news. She added, “We are still living together.” She expressed her pleasure for participating in “Rouh” TV drama show scheduled to be presented during the coming Ramadan, saying that it willRead more

Joan Juliet Buck regrets interview with Bashar al-Assad’s wife

Paris - Arab Today

Fashion icon Joan Juliet Buck, who is best known outside the fashion industry as the reporter who interviewed Syria’s First Lady Asma al-Assad in 2011, has said she now regrets interviewing Syria’s first lady. Buck interviewed Asma al-Assad for American Vogue in the beginning of the Syrian uprising. The former editor of French Vogue and close friend to Yves SaintRead more

Russia says summoned Israel’s Ambassador over Israeli strike in Syria

Moscow - Arab Today

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Israel’s Ambassador to Moscow to protest an Israeli military strike near the Syrian city of Palmyra, news agency Interfax quoted a ministry official as saying on Monday. Ambassador Gary Koren was called for discussions at the ministry last Friday, the official said. Last week Syria’s army high command said Israeli jets had breached Syrian airRead more

Lebanon charges 18 with transferring $19 million to ISIS

Beirut - Arab Today

A Lebanese military court on Friday charged 18 people, most of them Syrians, with transferring more than $19 million from Lebanon to the ISIS, a judicial source said. Fifteen Syrians, one Palestinian and two others were accused of “belonging to Daesh (ISIS), creating a money smuggling network and transferring money out of Lebanon for ISIS’s benefit”, the source said. TheRead more

Syrian army says it shot down Israeli jet

Syria - Arab today

Syria's army high command said in a statement on Friday Israeli jets breached Syrian air space early in the morning and attacked a military target near Palmyra in what it described as an act of aggression that aided Islamic State. It said its air defences shot down one of the Israeli jets over what it called "occupied ground" andRead more

Syrian Democratic Forces control Raqqa’s village

Damascus - Noura Khawam

A woman has been killed in Kafer Noble in Idlib’s southern countryside, as she was injured during an air raid, while explosions have been heard in Aleppo leading to material damages, with no information about humanitarian losses. The air forces also raided Qassemiya village of Aleppo’s western countryside leading to the killing of a student and the injury of aRead more

What Palmyra tells us about US policy in Syria

Palmyra - Arab Today

When ISIL recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on December 11, the Syrian regime and Russia were in the middle of a vicious assault to retake the eastern parts of Aleppo from the rebels. The diversion of regime resources left an opening for the militants to roll back into the city after they lost it in March. The loss ofRead more

Atop Palmyra's damaged theatre, Syrian musicians sing of return

Palmyra - Arab Today

Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings an old Arabic favourite: "We're coming back, oh love, we're coming back." The 15-year-old's voice floats over the ancient Roman theatre, heavily damaged then abandoned by IS jihadists on Thursday as Russian-backed government forces drew near. "A little destruction won'tRead more