Paul McLoughlin

This week, Syrians marked Circassian Day of Mourning in Damascus for the first time publicly in country's history, highlighting the suppression of ethnic diversity during the Assad regime and a new dawn for minority groups in Syria. With @celinekasem https://t.co/NavsSmze5r

RT @abdalhadealani: Good news: SWIFT codes have been given to Syrian public and private banks in preparation for their entry into the globa…

Last month I visited Suweida for @The_NewArab where I spoke with local Druze religious, military and community leaders about the new gov’t and future of Syria. It came just weeks before the recent clashes, here is what I found: https://t.co/FygfkgptqJ

RT @SyriaNotes: ‘The future is still uncertain’ @PaullMcLoughlin of @The_NewArab talks to leading Druze figures in Suweida about challenge…

RT @The_NewArab: Suweida has become a microcosm of the challenges and divisions facing the new Syrian government amid a regional powerplay…

RT @abdalhadealani: The Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and the Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meet with Farid al-Madhan, known as "Ca…

Last month, I visited Suweida to meet Syria's three Sheikh Al-Aql. There was obvious frustration among the Druze leadership about a lack out outreach by the Syrian govt with the potential for escalation. Still, I believe from the time I was in Suweida & Syria, few want violence

Paul McLoughlin @PaullMcLoughlin

Last week I visited Suweida, where I met Syria's three Sheikh Al-Aql, the leading Druze religious figures in the country for @The_NewArab There seems to be a cautious but optimistic air among most in Suweida about the new gov't. Here is what I found: https://t.co/e1bEE3HRPw

RT @CarolineRose8: What started as a local revolt against the assassination of a former rebel leader in Daraa, #Syria, escalated into calls…

RT @The_NewArab: On April 13, Syria’s Al-Sharaa popped up in Abu Dhabi to meet UAE President Mohammed bin Zayid Why does this matter? @Pau…

RT @helenesallon: In Aleppo, a testing ground for the integration of Kurds into the new Syria. An agreement has been reached for two Kurdis…

RT @Abu_Orwa91: My comment on Al-Awda's file: from exaggeration to closure @PaullMcLoughlin for @The_NewArab

My latest Syria Insight for @The_NewArab looks at the implications for Ahmed Al-Sharaa's government on the disbandment of Ahmad Al-Awda's Eighth Brigade, an armed group with a checkered history in Daraa https://t.co/HsFgpXbQ1o

RT @SalmaOuaguira: MPs Shockat Adam and Andrew George warn of "apartheid-like conditions" in the West Bank after a revealing visit with @IC…

RT @putintintin1: . @PaullMcLoughlin excellent in-depth report from #Syria on how Suweida's Druze Sheikhs al-Aql emerge as key political pl…

RT @karelvalansi: As the Druze discuss just how far the Suweida province should integrate into the new Syrian state, the Sheikh Al-Aql wiel…