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Pope saved my children's future by bringing us to Italy, says Syrian migrant
The IOM said more than 3,770 were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 - most crossing from ...
How Pope Francis touched a migrant's heart, saying 'we're all the same people'
Diane Karla Abano, a Filipino migrant living in Rome, has vivid memories of the day that Pope Francis touched her heart and ...
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Prosecuting the Bashar al-Assad Regime: Urgent Steps Toward a Special Domestic Criminal Court
As Syria undergoes a precarious government transition under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, now is a critical moment to hold members of the former regime ...
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U.S. begins troop drawdown in Syria as allies boost new government
Syria, he added, “is its own mess ... A second round of talks in Rome is planned for this weekend. A U.S. official who focuses on the region said there was an expectation that the administration ...
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Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies
Syria’s new president, the former rebel leader Ahmed al-Shara.Credit...Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United ...
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Syria Makes Rare Arrests of Palestinian Militant Group Leaders
The arrests marked a pendulum swing for the government. Under the Assad regime, Syria served as a base of operations for several Palestinian armed factions. By Euan Ward and Reham Mourshed Euan ...