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Bondi Beach vigil, Army Radio closure - December 21, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

A rabbi lights the menorah during a tribute for the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.
 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

US House votes to repeal 'Caesar' sanctions on Syria

Abu Ali al-Khair, a resident of Jableh, inspects his damaged house, as Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa grapples with the fallout from reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Jableh, Syria March 12, 2025.

Syria opens trial against suspects in mass killing of Alawite minorities, first since Assad's fall

 Marc and Debra Tice, parents of US journalist Austin Tice, talk during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon December 4, 2018.

Ex-Syrian official says he passed order for US journalist Austin Tice's execution


UN covered up Assad’s killing of humanitarian workers - exclusive

The UN has allegedly covered up the murder of two humanitarian workers in Syria by President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

People stand near near rubble of damaged buildings in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria in December 2016

Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say

An official at the city's water utility service said it was out of action as a result of the strikes.

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.

Can Israel stomach a rehabilitated Assad? - opinion

A decisive lead from the US could prevent Assad’s rehabilitation. But is Biden, like Obama before him, too concerned with the nuclear deal and Iranian sensitivities? 

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad casts his vote in the country’s presidential election in May.

Millions in Syria face disaster if aid crossing is shut - UN

Currently, around 1,000 UN trucks a month enter Syria at the single crossing point of Bab al-Hawa to deliver food, medical supplies and humanitarian aid

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.

Syrian presidential elections begin, Assad expected to win fourth term

The government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite a decade-old war, but the opposition and Western nations view it as merely rubber-stamping Assad's grip on power.

Syria's President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma cast their votes during the country's presidential elections at a polling station in Douma, Syria, May 26, 2021.

White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens

The United States suspended operations at the US embassy in Damascus in February 2012.

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Palestinian refugees displaced in Syria to finally return home to Yarmouk

Khaled Abdul Majid, the Syria-based leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, told Al-Monitor that 100,000 people are expected to return to their houses that suffered minimal damage.

Soldiers walk past damaged buildings in Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus

At 20, Bashar Assad's rule is the shame of the Arab world

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Whatever its future, Assad’s presidency has already earned him a place in history, in folklore and in hell.

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad and his wife Asma cast their votes during parliamentary elections in Damascus, last week.

Assad's uncle, 'butcher of Hama,' hired Israeli lawyers - report

Rifaat, now 82 years old, was convicted of embezzling Syrian state funds by a Paris court on Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison.

Rifaat al-Assad with his brother, former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad

Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad faces renewed challenges at all levels

BEHIND THE LINES: Bashar Assad is not about to fall, But economic deterioration, regime infighting, sanctions and unrest are combining to place his regime under renewed, severe pressure.

SUPPORTERS OF Syria’s President Bashar Assad carry his pictures and Syrian flags during a demonstration in the mainly Druze city of Sweida on Wednesday. Stormy demonstrations against Assad have also taken place there over the past week.