موقع وجه أفريقيا موقع وجه أفريقيا هو موقع مهتم بمتابعة التطورات في القارة الأفريقية
Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT — After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded intelligence and security services appear to have melted away. Activists say some of them have managed to flee the country while others went to hide in their hometowns. For …
Read More »A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT— A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him. With Assad gone, the militant group based in Lebanon is even weaker. Hezbollah was dealt a major blow during 14 months …
Read More »2 Ukrainian women are pulled alive from rubble hours after Russian missile strike
Muhamad Yehia KYIV, Ukraine — Rescue crews pulled two women from rubble several hours after a Russian missile struck a medical clinic in southern Ukraine, killing nine people and wounding 22 others, authorities said Wednesday. The women called rescue services to say they were buried by debris for seven hours …
Read More »Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in intense fighting, officials say
Muhamad Yehia KYIV, Ukraine — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers (miles) of the city. Ukrainian troops repelled nearly 40 Russian …
Read More »هروب الأسد مثل الجرذان أسوة بالقذافى
محمد خليل لم يُطلع بشار الأسد إلا قلة قليلة على خططه للفرار من سوريا؛ بينما كانت أركان حكمه تتهاوى. ووفقًا لما رواه أكثر من 10 أشخاص على دراية مباشرة بالأحداث، ضمن تصريحات لوكالة “رويترز”، تم تضليل مساعديه ومسؤولي حكومته وحتى أفراد عائلته، أو “تركوا في الظلام تمامًا”. قبل ساعات من …
Read More »Syria’s new authorities say they’ve secured the release of an American pilgrim imprisoned by Assad
Muhamad Yehia DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American citizen who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system was suddenly discovered Thursday outside Damascus after being released and handed over to rebel forces, Syria’s new authorities said. The political affairs office of the Islamist group …
Read More »NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term confrontation with Europe after Ukraine
Muhamad Yehia BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged Europeans to press their governments to ramp up defense spending. “It is …
Read More »Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks
Muhamad Yehia MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian federal police launched a special operation to investigate an increase in antisemitic threats and violence since the war between Israel and Hamas began last year. Jewish leaders say prejudice against their community has reached unprecedented levels, with most incidents reported in Sydney and Melbourne, …
Read More »Trump OKs wider Syria oil mission, raising legal questions
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has approved an expanded military mission to secure an expanse of oil fields across eastern Syria, raising a number of difficult legal questions about whether U.S. troops can launch strikes against Syrian, Russian or other forces if they threaten the oil, U.S. officials …
Read More »Concern over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor
Muhamad Yehia THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The global chemical weapons watchdog opened an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals in the wake of the overthrow of President Bashar Assad. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons …
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