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Folkestone Triennial 2025 review: environmental catastrophe—but also hope, joy and a jolly salamander
The Art Newspaper
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July 25, 2025
It is a reflection of our close relationship to the landscapes we inhabit that “the lie of the land” has become a general term for taking the measure of things, for gauging a situation and assessing what needs to be done. This phrase is the...
Syrian Government Massacres Druze Minority – Israel Responds, Violence Continues
The Gateway Pundit
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July 20, 2025
Druze baby, murdered in the slaughter in Syria. Photos courtesy of Syria social media reporters and Free Burma Rangers. From July 11-16, 2025, systematic violence erupted against the Druze minority in Suwayda province, southern Syria. The conflict...
As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes
The Conversation
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July 25, 2025
Spotify currently has 675 million active users. Now, as it expands into video for music streaming and as more people use Spotify, the app’s environmental footprint is set to increase. In-video advertisements that aim to increase ad revenue involve...
Challenges for Free Syria
Irish Medical Times
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July 25, 2025
Syria’s Assad regime is over, but many problems remain in the war-devastated country, writes Dr Brendan O’Shea On December 8, 2024, the regime of the Al-Assad oligarchy finally fell in Syria. It was determined at Atlantic Humanitarian Relief (AHR)...
Check Your Facts, Reuters, Mediterranean Wildfires Aren’t Unusual Historically, No Reason to Blame Climate Change
The Heartland Institute
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July 25, 2025
A recent story posted by Reuters blames recent wildfire numbers and severity that have erupted across Mediterranean Europe on climate change. Data and history debunk such claims. Satellite data from Europe and the United States show wildfire is in...
Here’s how to plant for our climate future
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A senior research fellow, Allen is part of a team from UMass and the Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NE RISCC) Management Network that recently released a climate-smart gardening guide and an extensive database of native...
Culture Minister discusses with COSV of Italy heritage preservation
SANA
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August 3, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Culture Minister Mohammed Yassin Al-Saleh discussed with COVS organization of Italy cooperation in the field of cultural heritage protection. Participants meeting addressed challenges and opportunities related to the preservation...
IAF F-16 Navigator Makes Druze History As Syria’s Suweida Province Erupts In Sectarian Strife
The Eurasian Times
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July 25, 2025
Violence has once again erupted in southern Syria’s Suweida province, shattering a fragile ceasefire between government security forces and Druze militia factions. Trouble began when a Druze vegetable vendor was reportedly abducted and robbed by...
SDF Arms Dispute Derails Planned Syria Talks in Paris
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 25, 2025
A planned meeting in Paris between Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria has been postponed without explanation, the Kurdish delegation said on Thursday, as tensions persist over the future of the US-backed...
12 Killed, Over 150 Injured In Syria Explosion
Ommcom News
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July 25, 2025
Damascus: A powerful explosion rocked the area around Maarrat Misrin in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, killing at least 12 people, including a woman and a child, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The blast, which occurred...
Syria believed it had US, Israel green light to enter Sweida
RNZ
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July 20, 2025
By Timour Azhari, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya Gebeily, Reuters Syria's security forces stand on a tank in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on 15 July 2025, following clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters. Photo: Bakr Alkasem /...
Syria clashes continue as Sharaa regime struggles to enforce ceasefire
The Independent
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July 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweid
Politiko
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July 20, 2025
Syria’s government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country’s south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight sources familiar with the matter told Reuters....
Syrian troops clear Bedouin fighters from Suwayda, declare end to clashes
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 20, 2025
Syria’s government says it has cleared Bedouin fighters from the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda and declared a halt to the deadly clashes there, hours after deploying security forces to the restive southern region. The announcement on...
Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
The Independent
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July 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Syria clears Bedouin fighters from Suwayda city, declares halt to clashes
Al Jazeera
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July 20, 2025
Syria’s government has announced that Bedouin fighters have been cleared from the city of Suwayda and that government forces have been deployed to oversee their exit from the entire governorate. The announcement on Saturday came after Syrian...
Syria stands at a critical juncture, peace must prevail: Barrack
Al Mayadeen
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July 20, 2025
US envoy Tom Barrack calls for an end to hostilities in Syria as Sweida ceasefire begins. US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has called on all Syrian factions to immediately lay down their arms, urging an end to the ongoing cycle of tribal...
Qatar Post receives delegation from Syrian Post to enhance cooperation
The Peninsula
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July 25, 2025
Acting Director General of Qatar Post Hamad AlFahaida (left) with Director General of the Syrian Post Emad Alden Hamad. Doha: As part of efforts to strengthen postal cooperation and reinforce bilateral relations, Acting Director General of Qatar...
UN Experts Welcome Lifting Of Sanctions To Rebuild Syria
Scoop
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Friday, 25 July 2025, 5:11 pm Press Release: OHCHR GENEVA (24 July 2025) – UN experts* today welcomed the recent lifting of sanctions on Syria by the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland, after more than 14 years of severe...
At least 12 killed, over 150 injured in NW Syria explosion
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A powerful explosion rocked the area around Maarrat Misrin in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a woman and a child, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human...