Migrants with “subsidiary protection” status in Germany are now one step away from officially losing the right to reunite with their families—after years of waiting and holding on to what many describe as “false hope.”

Scenes of Syrians returning from displacement camps near the Turkish border to their hometowns—once abandoned due to war—continue to unfold, as many see it as a symbol of “complete victory” following the fall of the country’s tyrant.

In their latest challenge after the devastating 2023 earthquake, relief organizations in northwestern Syria, beyond Bashar al-Assad’s control, answered the pleas of Syrian refugees fleeing Israeli bombings in Lebanon.

Bashar al-Assad's regime has largely remained passive in the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, aligning with the Arab normalization axis while Iran and its allies actively confront “Israel”.

The head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad is leveraging the influx of Lebanese refugees fleeing Israeli aggression to bolster his regime both politically and economically, raising concerns about potential demographic shifts and the settlement of Hezbollah members.