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Trump says Syria would do a better job than Israel of ‘taking care of Hezbollah’ – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian June 16, 2026

In unusually frank remarks, the US president has appeared to acknowledge that Israel has been killing many civilians in its attacks on Lebanon, which it claims are targeting only Hezbollah. He told reporters: ‘Israel’s fighting Hezbollah too long and t…

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‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
ByAlexander Durie June 12, 2026

With more than 177,000 people forcibly disappeared since 2011, short doc Maybe Tomorrow captures ‘the violence of waiting’ experienced by familyWhen Wafa Mustafa was a child, she remembers her father playing the music of Umm Kulthum non-stop at home in…

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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
ByOliver Milman June 10, 2026

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting pe…

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‘You escape the slaughter. But there’s a long tail of sadness’: musician Bedouine on the strangeness of Arab life outside the Middle East
ByStevie Chick June 8, 2026

With roots in Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia, the singer-songwriter now lives in the US. But despite her Carole King-style sound, her homelands are never far from her mindThe title song to Azniv Korkejian’s fourth album as Bedouine, Neon Summer Skin, …

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My Memory Is Full of Ghosts review – deeply moving visual hymn for the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs
ByPhuong Le June 8, 2026

Anas Zawahri’s documentary lays heart-wrenching testimony over languorous shots of bullet-ridden ruins and deserted streetsThe western Syrian city of Homs is only a husk of its former self. Previously a major industrial centre, the region became a key …

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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
ByCarlotta Gall June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
ByCarlotta Gall June 1, 2026

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

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The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
ByPhuong Le June 1, 2026

Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritansIt all begins with a knock. In a small Polish town on the border with Belarus, Maciek and his family have taken in…

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A Search for Ways Around Blocked Strait Leads to Syria
ByRaja Abdulrahim May 18, 2026

The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria thanks to its geography.

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Blocked Strait of Hormuz Leads to New Opportunities for Syria
ByRaja Abdulrahim May 18, 2026

The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria thanks to its geography.

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