Merz Demands Deportations of Syrian Criminals, Stricter Immigration Policy
CDU leader Friedrich Merz advocates for deporting Syrian criminals to Syria despite its instability, proposing a stricter immigration policy with separated asylum and work migration procedures and EU-wide asylum quotas to alleviate the strain on German resources.
Merz Demands Deportations of Syrian Criminals, Stricter Immigration Policy
CDU leader Friedrich Merz advocates for deporting Syrian criminals to Syria despite its instability, proposing a stricter immigration policy with separated asylum and work migration procedures and EU-wide asylum quotas to alleviate the strain on German resources.
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48% Bias Score
IDF Advances into Syrian City; Six Infants Die from Cold in Gaza
Israeli forces reportedly advanced into Madinat al-Baath, Syria, searching government buildings within the Israeli-Syrian buffer zone; the IDF offered no comment. This follows previous IDF operations in the region and the Assad regime's fall. Meanwhile, six infants have died from hypothermia in Gaza...
IDF Advances into Syrian City; Six Infants Die from Cold in Gaza
Israeli forces reportedly advanced into Madinat al-Baath, Syria, searching government buildings within the Israeli-Syrian buffer zone; the IDF offered no comment. This follows previous IDF operations in the region and the Assad regime's fall. Meanwhile, six infants have died from hypothermia in Gaza...
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44% Bias Score
CHP Wins Turkish Local Elections After 47 Years
The 2024 Turkish local elections saw the CHP win the most votes for the first time in 47 years, securing approximately 38 percent; the Yeniden Refah Party unexpectedly emerged as the third-largest party with over 6 percent of the vote; and the İYİ Parti's vote share plummeted to below 4 percent, lea...
CHP Wins Turkish Local Elections After 47 Years
The 2024 Turkish local elections saw the CHP win the most votes for the first time in 47 years, securing approximately 38 percent; the Yeniden Refah Party unexpectedly emerged as the third-largest party with over 6 percent of the vote; and the İYİ Parti's vote share plummeted to below 4 percent, lea...
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48% Bias Score
Syria's New Leader Outlines Four-Year Election Timeline
Following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, announced a four-year timeline for elections, a three-year process for drafting a new constitution, and a plan to dissolve the HTS group.
Syria's New Leader Outlines Four-Year Election Timeline
Following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, announced a four-year timeline for elections, a three-year process for drafting a new constitution, and a plan to dissolve the HTS group.
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44% Bias Score
Syrian Jews Regain Access to Historic Synagogue After Assad's Fall
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the nine remaining Syrian Jews can now visit the partially destroyed Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the world's oldest synagogues, after being restricted for years; the head of the community expressed concern over looting and damage.
Syrian Jews Regain Access to Historic Synagogue After Assad's Fall
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the nine remaining Syrian Jews can now visit the partially destroyed Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the world's oldest synagogues, after being restricted for years; the head of the community expressed concern over looting and damage.
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44% Bias Score
Post-Assad Syria: Violence Against Minorities Escalates Amidst Power Vacuum
Following Bashar al-Assad's fall, violence against Syrian Alevis and Christians escalated, with abductions and killings reported. Armed groups like HTS exploit the power vacuum, and the international community's inaction exacerbates the crisis, impacting long-term stability.
Post-Assad Syria: Violence Against Minorities Escalates Amidst Power Vacuum
Following Bashar al-Assad's fall, violence against Syrian Alevis and Christians escalated, with abductions and killings reported. Armed groups like HTS exploit the power vacuum, and the international community's inaction exacerbates the crisis, impacting long-term stability.
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36% Bias Score
2400 BCE Syrian Discovery May Rewrite History of the Alphabet
An archaeological discovery in Syria unearthed four clay cylinders with inscriptions dating back to 2400 BCE, potentially predating the Proto-Sinaitic script by 500 years and rewriting the history of the alphabet's origins.
2400 BCE Syrian Discovery May Rewrite History of the Alphabet
An archaeological discovery in Syria unearthed four clay cylinders with inscriptions dating back to 2400 BCE, potentially predating the Proto-Sinaitic script by 500 years and rewriting the history of the alphabet's origins.
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36% Bias Score
Ukraine Sends Aid to Syria, Offers War Crimes Expertise
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with the leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on December 30th, delivering 500 tons of flour as humanitarian aid and offering assistance in war crimes investigations, signaling a strategic shift in Ukrainian foreign policy toward Syria.
Ukraine Sends Aid to Syria, Offers War Crimes Expertise
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with the leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on December 30th, delivering 500 tons of flour as humanitarian aid and offering assistance in war crimes investigations, signaling a strategic shift in Ukrainian foreign policy toward Syria.
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48% Bias Score
Syria and Ukraine Hold Talks Amidst Post-Assad Power Shift
On December 18, Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Ukraine's foreign minister in Damascus, marking a significant diplomatic event following the December 8 ousting of Bashar al-Assad and aiming to establish strategic partnerships, including continued wheat aid from Ukraine.
Syria and Ukraine Hold Talks Amidst Post-Assad Power Shift
On December 18, Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Ukraine's foreign minister in Damascus, marking a significant diplomatic event following the December 8 ousting of Bashar al-Assad and aiming to establish strategic partnerships, including continued wheat aid from Ukraine.
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40% Bias Score
Syria's Sana Journalists Recount Years of Assad Regime Censorship and Disinformation
After 21 years of Assad regime control, journalists at Syria's state news agency, Sana, recount years of censorship, torture, and disinformation campaigns, facing consequences ranging from administrative penalties to lengthy detention for minor deviations from regime narratives; they now face an unc...
Syria's Sana Journalists Recount Years of Assad Regime Censorship and Disinformation
After 21 years of Assad regime control, journalists at Syria's state news agency, Sana, recount years of censorship, torture, and disinformation campaigns, facing consequences ranging from administrative penalties to lengthy detention for minor deviations from regime narratives; they now face an unc...
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine's Failed Attempt to Pressure Syria Over Russian Military Presence
Ukraine sent 500 tons of wheat flour to Syria, ostensibly as humanitarian aid, but the subsequent visit of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to Damascus suggests an attempt to pressure Syria into expelling Russian military bases, an effort that Syria firmly rejected due to its strategic align...
Ukraine's Failed Attempt to Pressure Syria Over Russian Military Presence
Ukraine sent 500 tons of wheat flour to Syria, ostensibly as humanitarian aid, but the subsequent visit of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to Damascus suggests an attempt to pressure Syria into expelling Russian military bases, an effort that Syria firmly rejected due to its strategic align...
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56% Bias Score
Syria Embassy Suspends Services Amidst Post-Assad Power Shifts
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspended services after Assad relatives were arrested with forged passports; Lebanon handed over dozens of Syrians to the new HTS-led government; regional countries establish ties with HTS, while tensions and protests persist.
Syria Embassy Suspends Services Amidst Post-Assad Power Shifts
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspended services after Assad relatives were arrested with forged passports; Lebanon handed over dozens of Syrians to the new HTS-led government; regional countries establish ties with HTS, while tensions and protests persist.
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52% Bias Score