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Ahmed al-Sharaa

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

How jihadist Syria appealed to the moderate Arab world – and through it, the West | Analysis

Al-Sharaa's speech at the UN is expected to be a turning point in relations with the West, with Saudi Arabia prompting a sharp shift by Trump to be favorable to the new ruler in Damascus

Read time: 4 min.


Ahmed al-Sharaa

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

How jihadist Syria appealed to the moderate Arab world – and through it, the West | Analysis

Al-Sharaa's speech at the UN is expected to be a turning point in relations with the West, with Saudi Arabia prompting a sharp shift by Trump to be favorable to the new ruler in Damascus

Read time: 4 min.


A stamp commemorating the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed by Syria in Damascus in 1965

2 min

Diplomacy

Syrian security official involved in handover of Eli Cohen's personal effects to Israel, i24NEWS learns

Al-Sharaa personally greenlit the handover; talks between Israel, Syria more advanced than generally believed, i24NEWS told

Read time: 2 min.


Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

1 min

West Bank & Gaza Strip

Palestinian Authority President Abbas halts payments to terrorists

Western supporters of the PA have suggested another policy instead of its controversial 'pay for slay' policy, one of social security points and benefits

Read time: 1 min.


Release of Palestinian prisoners to Gaza on January 26, 2025

3 min

Israel-Hamas war

110 security prisoners slated for release in exchange for Israeli captives

Out of the prisoners that Israel is expected to release on Thursday, 32 were sentenced to life imprisonment and 48 prisoners for extended periods

Read time: 3 min.


Palestinian prisoner Bassel al-Bizra is carried by the crowd after his release from an Israeli jail in the West Bank city of Nablus

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Hamas flags, gunshots in air – Palestinians celebrate terrorists released

One of the released is terrorist Ashraf Zghair, who was sentenced to six life sentences for assisting in an attack in which six were killed and 84 were injured

Read time: 2 min.


Palestinian Authority security forces operate in Jenin against terrorists

2 min

West Bank & Gaza Strip

20 bombs found near West Bank settlement ahead of PA's Jenin operation

A captured terror activist admitted the bombs were intended for terror attacks • Meanwhile, in Egypt, concern was expressed about the volatile situation in the West Bank territories

Read time: 2 min.


Houthis demonstrating in Yemen, with their flag translated into English

2 min

The Gulf

Internationally-recognized Yemeni army launched attack on Houthis

The Yemeni army launched an attack on the Houthi rebels, with some 10 fatalities reported, while the Houthis threaten regional countries and Israel: 'We will hit strategic targets without red lines'

Read time: 2 min.


A woman walks past graffiti depicting Israel's most famous Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, who is revered by Palestinians but reviled by many Israelis for his role in the second Palestinian intifada of 2002-5 that earnt him five life terms

1 min

Israel-Hamas war

Exclusive: Marwan Barghouti's family in Qatar to discuss possibility of his release to Turkey

The Fatah terrorist was sentenced to five life sentences over his role in deadly attacks against Israeli civilians during the Second Intifada

Read time: 1 min.


Halls of the Saydnaya prison, where Assad held political prisoners in appalling conditions

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Syrian rebels offer reward for helping rescue inmates from Saydnaya prison

Rebel groups are seeking to reach underground sections of the infamous Saydnaya prison, where opponents of the Assad regime are held • A cash reward has been offered, but so far without success

Read time: 3 min.


Rebels tear down a portrait of Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria

2 min

Levant & Turkey

'Israel's strikes helped us get free,' senior Syrian rebel tells i24NEWS

'It's a morning of victory,' a senior opposition official said – 'Thank you Israel"

Read time: 2 min.


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