While the Arab governments, in their official statements, expressed sorrow and condolences over the deaths of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, its foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and two other Iranian officials in a May 19, 2024 helicopter crash, videos and pictures circulated on social media showed citizens in the Arab countries celebrating the death of the Iranian
An article about the Israel-Hamas war by Dr. Bouthaina Sha'aban, political and media advisor to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, drew anger and criticism for one of its statements.
Syria's Bashar Assad was just welcomed back by the Arab League, but protests echoing the uprising that led to the country's brutal civil war are gaining steam.
Syria's Bashar Assad was just welcomed back by the Arab League, but protests echoing the uprising that led to the country's brutal civil war are gaining steam.
The anti-regime protests have continued in Syria’s Sweida amid reports that an American congressman contacted spiritual head of the country's Druze community to discuss the rallies. News spread on social media on Saturday that Congressman French Hill had contacted Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri. They spoke by telephone for over half an hour. Hill reportedly inquired about "what was really happening in Sweida" and the overall situation in the southern province in wake of news that the protesters in front of the Baath party branch in Sweida city were fired at.