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What Is The Golan Heights And Why Did Israel Annex It?
The Golan Heights has been illegally occupied by Israel since 1967 after it seized the territory in the Six Day War.
Cherry Mohamed
Cherry Mohamed is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in Cairo. Contact this reporter at cherry@almostmag.co.
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Syrians Have Finally Entered Al-Assad’s "Human Slaughterhouse" Prison To Look For Missing People
Rights groups say some 30,000 people were killed inside Sednaya.
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A CNN Report Showed Its Journalist Finding A Detainee Left In A Syrian Prison But People Think It’s Staged
“Did the prisoner just sleep through the liberation of the rest of the prisoners? Video seems strange,” a person commented.
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Syrian Rebels Burned The Grave Of Bashar Al-Assad’s Father To Protest Years Of Oppression
rebels stormed al-Assad’s mausoleum in the family’s hometown of Qardaha and set it on fire to celebrate the end of over 50 years of the al-Assad family rule.
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Israel Has Now Begun Invading Syria And Has Already Annexed Part Of Its Land Near The Border
This is the first time since a war in 1973 that Israeli troops crossed into Syrian territory.
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Syrian Rebels Have Named A Caretaker Prime Minister To Lead A Transitional Government Until March 2025
Mohammed al-Bashir, who led a de-facto government led by opposition groups in Idlib and its surroundings, announced he will oversee a transitional government until March 1, 2025.
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This Kenyan Fashion Designer And LGBTQ Activist Found Dead In A Metal Box Has Finally Got Justice
A court in Kenya found Edwin Chiloba's friend and housemate Jacktone Odhiambo guilty of the murder.
Activism
This Syrian Activist Who Was Tortured For Years Has Been Found Killed In Sednaya Prison
Hamada was first arrested in 2011 for joining and filming the anti-government protests, his crime was “protesting” and his weapon was his “camera”.
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Syria Is Free: Celebrations Have Erupted After Rebels Liberated The Country From The Al-Assad Regime
Crowds filled the streets of Damascus and other cities, chanting "God is great" and anti-Assad slogans.
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After 13 Years Of Brutal Civil War, Rebels Have Freed Syria From President Bashar Al-Assad And His Regime
After taking over Aleppo, rebel forces advanced into Homs city on Dec. 7, then in the early hours of Dec. 8, they announced they had captured Damascus, Syria’s capital, and overthrown al-Assad.
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Namibia Has Elected Its First Woman President
77-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current Vice President and a prominent figure in Namibian politics since the country gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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Thousands Of Displaced Syrian Families Are Reuniting After Rebels Seized Aleppo From The Regime
In 2016, thousands of Syrians had to leave Aleppo to flee the regime’s brutality.