To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious Al-Khatib prison and torture center. Nestled in a leafy neighborhood of Damascus, a so-called financial crimes unit of Syria's intelligence services would track down successful businessmen and sardine them in fetid cells at Al-Khatib until they handed over a cut of their profits.

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, today visited Christians in a church in Aleppo. FOOTAGE OF CARDINAL CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI'S VISIT TO A CHURCH IN ALEPPO, SYRIA.

Fr. Karakach reaches out to AsiaNews, sharing that the country still has ‘a long way to go’ to become a true ‘rule of law, stable and democratic state’. Among the pos

Hastily abandoned documents show how the fallen government’s vast intelligence apparatus struggled to comprehend and stop the rapid rebel advance.

Türkiye on Monday reopened its consulate general in Aleppo, which suspended operations in 2012 during the Syrian civil war. The consulate general was inaugurated with the participation of Ambassador Burhan Koroglu, the interim charge d'affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus, Hakan Cengiz, the consul general in Aleppo, and others.

Türkiye reopened its consulate general in Aleppo on Monday, marking the resumption of operations that had been suspended in 2012 due to the Syrian ci

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) recently distributed shopping vouchers to beneficiaries in Jindires, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. These vouchers enable recipients to purchase winter clothing of their choice from designated stores.

Officials in Syria's caretaker government were left with a state in ruins. Some fear they aren't moving fast enough to fix it

Dilmi said Aleppo Pine, who won on debut on Ballarat Cup Day last December, remained the leading Blue Diamond chance of Godolphin's Victoria-based runners, with the potential for Sydney-based two-year-olds to shift south in the lead-up to the prestigious juvenile feature at Caulfield next month.

Syria has entered a transitional phase with its de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, appointed as President, Al Jazeera reported, citing the state-run news agency SANA. Al-Sharaa has been given the authority to establish a temporary legislative body that will function until a new constitution is implemented.

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) has opened a 'Love Store,' 'Sevgi Mağazası,' in Aleppo, Syria, to meet the vital needs of those in the region,

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