Newly returned Syrians struggle to reclaim land seized under Assad regime
• Dec 10, 2025, 10:58 AM
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Since Ahmed al-Sharaa and the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took power in Syria a year ago after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have returned to their country. During the war, many were dispossessed of their land and homes under several laws and presidential decrees aimed at permanently preventing refugees from returning.
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'A huge relief': Joy returns to Jerusalem amid Christmas festivities
• 11:34 AM
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Joy is returning to Jerusalem as Christians mark Christmas in one of the world’s oldest cities. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports a festive atmosphere in the air, describing it as "a huge relief” after more than two years of war in Gaza.
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Syria’s Christians celebrate Christmas amid pain and insecurity
• 10:36 AM
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One year after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, Christmas festivities are taking place this year under a cloud of pain and worry. In the capital Damascus and the nearby town of Maaloula, Christian communities are trying to celebrate, desp
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
• 9:58 AM
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Hundreds of worshippers gathered for mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem Wednesday night as the Palestinian city ushered in its first festive Christmas in more than two years, emerging from the shadow of the war in Gaza. Throughout the confli
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