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Syrian monitor says security forces killed 162 Alawites

Shawdesh desk: Syrian security forces “executed” 162 civilians Friday, including women and children, in the Mediterranean heartland of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority, a war monitor said. “Five separate

Israeli official says army won’t withdraw from key Gaza corridor imperilling truce

Shawdesh desk: Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis

Hamas to hand over four Israeli hostages’ bodies

Shawdesh Desk: Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally

Shawdesh desk: The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the United States illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution, immigration

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area

Shawdesh desk: Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft

KABADDI TEST SERIES: Bangladesh take 1-0 lead over Nepal

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh earned a 53-29 point win over Nepal in the first of the five-match Kabaddi Test Series between the two countries at the Paltan Ground in the city

US proposes Ukraine UN text omitting occupied territory

Shawdesh Desk: The United States proposed Friday a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine conflict that omitted any mention of Kyiv’s territory occupied by Russia, diplomatic sources told AFP. Secretary

Arab leaders meet in KSA over Gaza plan

Shawdesh Desk: Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza’s post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over the