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Anjana Sankar

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Syrians and others celebrate at the Masnaa border crossing with Lebanon after the rebels announced they had ousted President Bashar Al Assad. Reuters
'I am not a refugee any more': Syrians in exile hoping for chance to return home

Refugees speak of hope for a free, secular Syria in the post-Assad era

MENADecember 08, 2024
Anjana Sankar
People displaced by violence arrive at a camp in Tabqa city, northern Syria, on Wednesday. AP
InterviewFighting in Syria displacing civilians 'by the minute'

About 150,000 people have been forcibly displaced in a week of clashes between rebels and government forces

MENADecember 05, 2024
Anjana Sankar
Anti-government fighters ride in the back of a pickup truck in the town of Suran, between Aleppo and Hama. AFP
Syrian militants at Hama city gates as US and Russia trade terrorism charges

Iran would consider sending troops to Syria if asked, Foreign Minister Araghchi says

MENADecember 04, 2024
Anjana Sankar
A boy stands next to a destroyed building after an air strike in Idlib, northern Syria. EPA
About 50,000 displaced in Syria conflict as Turkey urges regime and rebels to reconcile

Antonio Guterres calls for return to UN-enabled political process

MENADecember 03, 2024
Anjana Sankar
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has remained in power despite a devastating civil war. Reuters
Syria's war: A timeline of events since 2011

Militants have launched renewed insurgency, taking over large parts of territory in Aleppo and Idlib

MENADecember 03, 2024
Anjana Sankar
A tank crewed by insurgents heads towards the Syrian city of Homs on Friday. Reuters
Who are the rebels trying to topple Assad?

Insurgents have taken large parts of the country and have Damascus in their sights

MENADecember 02, 2024
Anjana Sankar
Camille Vasquez speaking at the Global Women's Forum held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Wednesday. Pawan Singh / The National
Johnny Depp's lawyer opens up about lost anonymity

Camille Vasquez discusses 'most jolting' experience of her career at Dubai event

UAENovember 27, 2024
Anjana Sankar
Irene Fellin, the Nato Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, at the Global Women's Forum held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Tuesday. Pawan Singh / The National
Women's role is critical to building peace, says Nato official

Two-day Global Women’s Forum in Dubai is addressing gender issues and women's empowerment

UAENovember 26, 2024
Anjana Sankar
(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on May 21, 2024 shows Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (L) during a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2023 and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a cabinet meeting at the Israeli Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv on December 31, 2023. The International Criminal Court on November 21, 2024 issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as a Hamas' military chief. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI and ABIR SULTAN / various sources / AFP)
ICC arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu and Gallant: What happens next?

Questions abound over how the warrants will affect their movements abroad and Israel's diplomatic relations

MENANovember 22, 2024
Anjana Sankar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. AP
How the world reacted to ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu

All 124 member states of the ICC are obliged by the court's founding statute to arrest the accused

MENANovember 22, 2024
Anjana Sankar
Rescue workers and residents search for victims at the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut's Zuqaq Al Blat area on Monday night. AP Photo
Israel bombs central Beirut for third time in barely 24 hours

At least five killed in Monday night's attack on the Zuqaq Al Blat area, not far from Lebanon's parliament

MENANovember 18, 2024
Jamie Prentis
Around 4.4 million people from around the world are stateless. Getty Images / The National
Invisible crisis: anguish of the growing millions of stateless people

At least 4.4 million people live without citizenship of any country in an expanding worldwide pool of refugees

EuropeNovember 15, 2024
Lemma Shehadi
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Special reportLebanon's displacement crisis reverberates across region

Shelling across the country is forcing people to seek safety in shelters and in neighbouring nations, with some Syrians having to return to the home they fled years ago

MENANovember 15, 2024
Anjana Sankar
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi, left, met Iran's top leadership including Mohammad Eslami, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organisation. AFP
UN nuclear chief Grossi says results needed in dispute with Iran to avoid war

Tehran is willing to negotiate but not under pressure and intimidation

MENANovember 14, 2024
Anjana Sankar
A file photo of Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari. Getty Images
Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari dies by suicide in protest against regime

He had demanded the release of four political prisoners held after 2022 demonstrations

MENANovember 14, 2024
Anjana Sankar
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