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Sanctions are lifting, but Syrians still can’t go home
Middle East Institute
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June 16, 2025
On May 23, President Donald Trump’s administration suspended the majority of sanctions on Syria, marking the most sweeping shift in the policy of the United States toward Damascus in over a decade. But lifting sanctions will not magically make...
Altimmune Announces Multiple Presentations at Upcoming American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 13, 2025
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced an oral...
UPDATE - Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the Life Sciences Virtual Investor Forum June 11th-12th
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 12, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:NIKA), based in Colorado, focused on cures for life-threatening diseases, today announced that Dimitar Savov, CEO, will present live at the Life Sciences Virtual...
Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the Life Sciences Virtual Investor Forum June 11th-12th
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 10, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev., June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:NIKA), based in Colorado, focused on cures for life-threatening diseases, today announced that Dimitar Savov, CEO, will present live at the Life Sciences Virtual...
The Damascus-SDF agreement two months on: Fragile progress or delayed collapse?
Middle East Institute
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May 9, 2025
On March 10, 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, and Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), signed a historic agreement, ending a long-running divide between Damascus and the Democratic Autonomous...
AIDA Country Report on Egypt
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 19, 2025
ECRE has published the first AIDA report on Egypt. It was researched and drafted by Refugees Platform in Egypt and edited by ECRE, and it uses the AIDA methodology which was developed by ECRE. The report introduces the asylum context in Egypt, the...
Scientist tells how and why Islam and the West hold contrasting worldviews of knowledge as concept and practice
EIN Presswire
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March 3, 2025
Muslim scientists had developed their own perceptions, meanings and worldviews of knowledge that differ drastically from those prevalent in the West. SHARJAH, EMIRATE OF SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- By Leon...
AMCD Condemns the Massacres of innocent Alawite civilians and other Minorities in Syria
EIN Presswire
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March 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy unequivocally condemns the massacres against Alawites, Christians, and other innocent civilians in Syria. The massacres against...
Reimagining Syria: A Roadmap for Peace and Prosperity Beyond Assad
Middle East Institute
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March 13, 2025
Executive Summary For more than a decade, Syria’s crisis has caused unimaginable suffering inside the country and a constant stream of strategically significant negative spillover effects across the Middle East and globally. For much of that time,...
The national dialogue in Syria: A step forward or a concerning trajectory?
Middle East Institute
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March 6, 2025
For many Syrians, the sight of hundreds of their fellow citizens walking through the People’s Palace in Damascus as they gathered to attend the national dialogue conference was surreal. Once a symbol of authority and exclusivity, only seen through...
Rethinking Democracy Ep. 6: Shariah, Democracy, and the Future of Governance in Syria
Middle East Institute
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January 29, 2025
For the first time in decades, the question of how Syria will be governed is wide open. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an armed Islamist group with former ties to al-Qaeda, has left Syria in uncharted...
Will Damascus-SDF negotiations lead to agreement or escalation?
Middle East Institute
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January 25, 2025
It is becoming apparent that negotiations between the new leadership in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face significant obstacles due to disagreements over military structure and administrative demands. These issues reflect the...
Security in Alawite regions in post-Assad Syria
Middle East Institute
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January 22, 2025
Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine spread rapidly across Facebook. The video was quickly debunked as several weeks old, the shrine only partially damaged, and...
Fajon in Ankara: Syria faces historic opportunity
Slovenia Government
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January 13, 2025
SLOVENIA, January 13 - "Slovenia and Türkiye are strategic partners. Trade between our countries has exceeded EUR 1.3 billion EUR, and there is interest on both sides in further intensifying cooperation. The 9th meeting of the Slovenian-Turkish...
The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days — and years — ahead
Middle East Institute
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June 18, 2025
Barely a week into Israel’s large-scale military campaign against Iran, the prospects for a diplomatic resolution are rapidly vanishing — if they have not already. What began as an effort to halt Iran’s nuclear program has morphed into a broader...
Scientists develop machine learning tool to accurately identify Arabic dialects in 22 Arabic-speaking countries
EIN Presswire
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October 8, 2024
Sharjah University scientists design AI tool to identify 19 different Arabic dialects spoken in 22 countries in which Arabic is the official language. SHARJAH, EMIRATE OF SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 8, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
Syria: Twinning the judiciary and Forensic to Serve Humanity
International Committee of the Red Cross
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October 13, 2024
Events like the Judicial Forensic Conference are key components of this ongoing collaboration, aimed at developing a sustainable, well-established, and effective system for managing forensic issues, particularly in the aftermath of conflict,...
Where do we go from here? Day 5 of the Israel-Iran war
Middle East Institute
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June 18, 2025
The past four days have clarified much about what Israel wants from this conflict, what Iran can and cannot do to fight back, and what decisions confront the American president over the next few days. Israeli objectives: The Israeli campaign goes...
Caj Africa Releases Analytical Report on Syria's 2024 Socialist Dynamics
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 25, 2024
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caj Africa Releases the analytical report on Syria's 2024 socialist dynamics. The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has marked a significant geopolitical shift in the Middle...
Governing the day after in Syria
Middle East Institute
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December 19, 2024
On Dec. 8, 2024, Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell. This is a fact, but it woefully understates the enormity, speed, and consequences of what has transpired. The brutal dictatorship that ruled Syria for more than 50 years disintegrated in fewer than...