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Rounds of parliamentary elections in Germany have once again dominated discussions among Syrian refugees, casting a shadow over their concerns due to the growing influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and its rhetoric within state political corridors and the fabric of German society, as well as its continued push for the highest office in the country — despite its relatively short 13-year existence — alongside state-level parliamentary elections (Landtag).

The family of Majdi Nema, known widely by his nom de guerre Islam Alloush, says the Syrian Ministry of Justice has formally requested his extradition from France. The petition, submitted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeks the return of the former Jaysh al-Islam spokesman, who has been held in French custody for several years under universal-jurisdiction statutes.

Israel has formally acknowledged its role in the 2008 assassination of Brigadier General Mohammad Sleiman, one of the closest military advisers to deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The confirmation came from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and was reported by the Times of Israel on Wednesday evening, 2 September.

A broad consensus has taken shape across Israeli semi-official circles, military commentators and strategic research centers: Syria has entered a new chapter in its modern history. This assessment underlies U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to remove Syria from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, a designation imposed in 1979 over Damascus’s role in the Lebanese Civil War and its support for armed Palestinian factions. Washington’s move is widely viewed as a pivotal step toward reviving Syria’s economy, reconnecting it to global markets and reinforcing regional stability.

Une récente révélation concernant l’utilisation d’un nouveau système de projectiles de pointe lors des premières phases de la guerre contre l’Iran par Washington constitue une violation flagrante de la tradition de la guerre juste que les États-Unis prétendent appliquer.

Syrian presidential adviser Mazloum Abdi said relations between Syria and Turkey, as well as between the Kurdish side and Turkey, should move onto a “normal and constructive” footing, noting that channels of communication and dialogue between the two sides remain open. His remarks came in interviews with Turkish media published over the past two days.

Israel’s strategy in the Middle East is changing: the country is shifting from a targeted response to threats to a systemic containment of all regional players capable of challenging it. After Iran, Turkey has come into focus.

WASHINGTON—“No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me,” US President Donald Trump posted on social media on Wednesday. But the regime’s failure to agree to a deal, he added, will now result in the United States inflicting “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.”

De nouvelles données israéliennes montrent que parmi les citoyens qui quittent le pays, les médecins, les ingénieurs, les professionnels du secteur technologique et les contribuables à hauts revenus, dont dépend l’économie de guerre de l’État d’occupation, sont de plus en plus nombreux.