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Bewildered, elated detainees put out as Assad's jails flung open

Confused and elated prisoners put out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with pleasure as they emerged from among the world's most infamous detention systems and walked to liberty following the collapse of Bashar alAssad's. federal government. All throughout Syria, families wept as they were reunited with. children, siblings, spouses and moms and dads who disappeared years earlier. into the impregnable gulag of the Assad dynasty's five-decade. reign. Recently freed prisoners went through the Damascus streets. holding up the fingers of both hands to show how several years they. had actually remained in jail, asking passers-by what had occurred, not....

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United States has actually not seen proof of Hezbollah money bunker under Beirut healthcare facility, Pentagon chief says

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that he had not seen proof that there was a Hezbollah bunker filled with cash developed under a. medical facility in Beirut, adding that Washington would continue to. work with Israel to get a better insights. Israel's armed force said that Hezbollah has stashed hundreds. of countless dollars in money and gold in a bunker developed under. a health center in Beirut, adding that it would not strike the. center as it maintains attacks against the group's financial. possessions. We have not seen evidence of that at this moment. But, you. know,...

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US senators look for to harden restriction on offering reserve oil to China

U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to harden the ban on selling petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China. The costs, introduced by Senators Joni Ernst, a Republican and John Fetterman, a Democrat, would guarantee that business owned or controlled by China's federal government do not purchase oil from the SPR. Senators Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown, both Democrats, and Tom Cotton, a Republican politician, likewise signed up with as co-sponsors. A financing bill signed by President Joe Biden this month blocked Chinese business from buying oil, however included an exception if the oil was not exported to...

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Pope Francis calls on Syrian rebels to stabilise country

Pope Francis on Wednesday called on the Syrian rebels who toppled the routine of President Bashar alAssad to stabilise the nation, and govern in a manner that promotes national unity. I hope they find political options that, without other conflicts or divisions, responsibly promote the stability and unity of the nation, the pontiff said throughout his weekly audience at the Vatican. The pope, in his very first public remarks about Syria since the ending of al-Assad's guideline, likewise called on the country's diverse religious groups to stroll together in relationship and shared regard for the good of the country. Francis,...

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Iraq thinks about Syria intervention as rebels advance

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim ruling parties and armed groups are weighing the pros and cons of equipped intervention in Syria, viewing as a severe hazard the advance of Sunni Islamist rebels who have taken two Syrian cities and now bear down on a third. Baghdad has a dark history with Syria-based Sunni fighters, thousands of whom crossed into Iraq after the 2003 U.S. intrusion and fuelled years of sectarian killing before returning once again in 2013 as Islamic State to conquer a third of the nation. The Syrian rebels currently advancing in Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have actually disavowed...

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards - a powerful group with a wide regional reach

Iranian English-language Press TV reported Iranian sources saying that Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards carried out a drone strike against Israel targets on Saturday. Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, vowed revenge after a senior commander of the Corps' Quds Force, Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed in an airstrike that Iran blamed Israel for on April 1, in Damascus. Here are some questions and their answers regarding the IRGC - Iran's most powerful military force, which includes its own army and navy, as well as an air force and intelligence wing. What is the IRGC? The Shi'ite Muslim ruling clerical system...

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United States senators seek to harden restriction on selling reserve oil to China

Two U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to solidify the ban on selling crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China. The bill, introduced by Senators Joni Ernst, a Republican and John Fetterman, a Democrat, would make sure that business owned or managed by China's government do not purchase oil from the SPR. A financing expense signed by President Joe Biden this month obstructed Chinese companies from purchasing oil, but contained an exception if the oil was not exported to China. This bipartisan costs will make sure America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve does not fall into the hands of...