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Research Teases Apart Competing Transcription Organization Models
Newswise
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July 4, 2025
Newswise — Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have reconciled two closely related but contentious mechanisms underlying transcription, the process of converting genetic information in DNA into messenger RNA. Phase separation has...
The 23rd International Medical Conference Kicks Off at Damascus university
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Damascus, SANA – The 23rd International Medical Conference, organized by the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) in cooperation with the Ministries of Health and Higher Education and Scientific Research, started Friday at the auditorium of...
How Syrian singer-songwriter Ghaliaa found success without compromise
The National News
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As the Israeli military's bombardments of Gaza intensified in October 2023, Syrian singer Ghaliaa Chaker got on a plane and headed to the Jordanian capital Amman. There, she gathered with two dozen of her peers across the Arab world in a studio to...
Ministry of Economy Establishes the Syrian-Canadian Business Council
Enab Baladi
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July 4, 2025
The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry announced the establishment of the Syrian-Canadian Business Council, as the Syrian government seeks to strengthen its partnerships with various countries worldwide to revive the economy following the...
Syria Launches New National Visual Identity
Enab Baladi
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July 3, 2025
The Syrian government has unveiled a new national visual identity, which includes a revised national emblem and changes to other sovereign visual symbols. The launch took place during a ceremony at the People’s Palace in Damascus on Thursday...
Special reportInside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists
The National News
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Former warlord Ghazwan Al Salmoni carved a niche in the Syrian civil war, commanding an abduction and extortion ring that specialised in ambushing lorry cargo traffic near his home in the centre of the country. He held absolute power as a...
The “Settlement Document”: Bureaucratized Injustice and Symbolic Punishment in Post-Assad Syria
The Syrian Observer
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July 3, 2025
What was once promised as a new beginning in Syria has, for many, become a symbolic shroud. The so-called “settlement document” no longer serves as a tool for reconciliation or reintegration. Instead, it has morphed into a delayed death...
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE: U.S. Foreign Policy With Syria Shifts
Brownwood News - Texas
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On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to lift sanctions on Syria to promote the safety and prosperity of Syrians. The Syrian sanctions program has served as a testament to aggressive U.S. foreign policy with Syria since 1979....
Inside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists
The National News
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Former warlord Ghazwan Al Salmoni carved a niche in the Syrian civil war, commanding an abduction and extortion ring that specialised in ambushing lorry cargo traffic near his home in the centre of the country. He held absolute power as a...
When will UN lift sanctions on Syria’s interim government?
The National News
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The US is preparing to circulate to the UN Security Council a draft resolution calling for the lifting of sanctions on Syria’s leader Ahmad Al Shara. Discussions are already under way between the Security Council's permanent members – the US,...
Sheikh Mohammed funds life-saving treatment for Syrian girl
The National News
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, is to cover Dh7 million ($1.9 million) in medical treatment for a young girl with spinal muscular atrophy. The announcement came after Yaqeen Kankar’s uncle posted a video on social...
Direct Exports and Aspirations to Boost Syrian Phosphate Production
Enab Baladi
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July 3, 2025
Enab Baladi– Jana al-Issa Over the span of three months, the Syrian government exported nine ships loaded with Syrian phosphate to several destinations and in varying quantities — a sign of notable progress in exporting this strategic resource...
Syrian Investors Consider Returning to Aleppo Despite Obstacles
Enab Baladi
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July 2, 2025
Enab Baladi – Mohammad Deeb Bazt For many Syrians hoping to invest in Aleppo, the outlook remains uncertain. While the city has regained a portion of its commercial vitality, it continues to suffer from widespread destruction and lacks the...
Impressed By Israel’s F-35 Tech, U.S. Wants To Put “More Gas” In Lightning II Fleet To Check China In Indo-Pacific
The Eurasian Times
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July 3, 2025
Israel’s success in extending the range of its F-35I Adir stealth jets by adding drop tanks and conformal fuel tanks and successfully deploying them for bombing Iran has impressed upon the US Air Force (USAF) the need to increase the range of the...
Can Trump help repair Israeli ties with Lebanon, Syria?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
While the dust is still settling after the 12-day-war between Iran, Israel and the US, diplomacy across the Middle East is on the rise. According to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "the victory [over Iran] opens the path to...
Putin and Trump Talk Ukraine, Iran, Syria, and Space in Wide-Ranging Call
Sputnik News
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July 3, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250703/putin-and-trump-talk-ukraine-iran-syria-and-space-in-wide-ranging-call-1122392937.html Putin and Trump Talk Ukraine, Iran, Syria, and Space in Wide-Ranging Call Putin and Trump Talk Ukraine, Iran, Syria, and Space...
Blinken Ordered the Hit. Big Tech Carried It Out. African Stream Is Dead.
MintPress News
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July 3, 2025
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, African Stream published its final video, a defiant farewell message. With that, the once-thriving pan-African media outlet confirmed it was shutting down for good. Not because it broke the law. Not because it spread...
How Syria Buried the Assad Regime’s Victims in Mass Graves
The New York Times
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July 3, 2025
The Najha cemetery is about five miles south of Damascus, the capital. It was established decades ago as a modest burial ground for people from Damascus and neighboring towns. Shortly after the crackdown on the Syrian revolution in March 2011,...
First genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say
The Rising Nepal
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By Ashley Strickland, July 3: In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were...
Ancient Egyptians had surprising FOREIGN roots: Scientists sequence the DNA of a man who lived 4,800 years ago - revealing a genetic link to the Mesopotamia culture
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt may actually have had foreign roots. Scientists have sequenced the DNA of a man who lived in ancient Egypt between 4,495...