POLITICS
Beth Nahrin National Council thanks its members and supporters for continued determination in struggle for social and political rights in the homeland
The Presidential Board of the Beth Nahrin National Council (Mawthbo Umthonoyo d-Beth Nahrin, MUB) issued a public statement highlighting the importance of the organization’s yearly fundraising campaign. The funds raised during the end of year collection, which begins in October and runs for several months, contributes significantly to the implementation…
Read More »Turkey a concern for Europe and the U.S., says new National Security Advisor to President Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the Biden Administration now at the helm of U.S. foreign policy, the issue of the U.S.–Turkey relationship is once again gaining prominence. In an article outlining the future of nuclear proliferation, London-based magazine The Economist wrote that: According to a recent study by the Centre for…
Read More »U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen: Fifth round of Syria Constitutional Committee talks achieved nothing
GENEVA — The fifth round of meetings of the Syrian Constitutional Committee being held in Geneva concluded this week having made no progress towards a political solution. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that, “As with the past four rounds, the Assad regime delegation has gone off…
Read More »First official Israeli visit to Sudan following normalization agreement
KHARTOUM / TEL AVIV — Following the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Sudan last year, Israeli Intelligence Minister Elie Cohen headed an official delegation visited to Khartoum on Monday. Upon his return, Cohen issued a statement expressing confidence that his visit lays the foundations for many important cooperation…
Read More »Beth Nahrin National Council sends letter to U.S. President Joe Biden
The Beth Nahrin National Council (Mawthbo Umthonoyo d-Beth Nahrin, MUB) sent a letter to 46th U.S. President Joe Biden congratulating him on inauguration. The text of the letter reads as follows:
Read More »Israeli Embassy in UAE official opens, UAE agrees to open embassy in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV / ABU DHABI — Israeli media announced the United Arab Emirates’s approval of the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv, coinciding with the announcement of the Israeli Foreign Ministry of the official opening of the Israeli Embassy in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. The Israeli website Walla…
Read More »U.S. Ambassador to UNSC Kelly Craft: The Council has failed to meet the needs of the Syrian people
NEW YORK — In a strongly worded statement, her final address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), U.S. Ambassador to the UNSC Kelly Craft admonished the Council for failing to meet the needs of the Syrian people and for establishing a clear path towards peace. Craft called on the…
Read More »China sanctions outgoing senior Trump Administration officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
BEIJING / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost immediately following the inauguration of 46th President of the United States Joe Biden, China announced sanctions against 28 high-level members of the Trump Administration, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Chinese government justified the move as a response to the official’s “dangerous…
Read More »Ten Years of Arabellion: “I was in contact with an IS fighter for a year. Then he’s dead.”
This article was originally published in German by Die Welt on 16 December 2020. The original can be found here. By Alfred Hackensberger Correspondent for Die Welt I. How it started – Tunisia 2011 The evening airplane from Madrid to Tunis is almost empty. A Tunisian lawyer and his wife sit in business class. The…
Read More »Syrian Democratic Council releases statement on 5th anniversary of founding recommitting to decentralized participatory democracy
NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — On the 5th anniversary of its founding, the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) reiterated its ultimate goal of unifying all democratic forces in the country to build a better Syria. In a public statement, the SDC said it is making all efforts to achieve the aspirations…
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