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KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago.

KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) -- A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the

Landmark ruling in Germany makes former secret police officer Anwar Raslan the highest-ranking official from the Assad regime convicted of the charge to date.

While the current situation in Syria does not threaten Israel, the moderate Arab states are pursuing a path of diplomacy that, if successful, is likely to result in an Iran-controlled deep state alongside a nominal government.

PARIS: A growing number of cases are being brought in Europe, and especially Germany, against loyalists of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime on accusations of state-sponsored torture. In the latest case, a court in the German city of Koblenz is set on Thursday to rule on the case of former Syrian intelligence agent, Anwar Raslan, who is accused of crimes against humanity,

PARIS: A growing number of cases are being brought in Europe, and especially Germany, against loyalists of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime o

A growing number of cases are being brought in Europe, and especially Germany, against loyalists of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime on accusations of state-sponsored torture.

Over the course of a year in the 1970s, a group of Syrian leftist poets and short story writers gathered to publish an underground literary zine, clandestinely printing at university libraries and handing out copies to students and friends. The publication went unnamed and, at least for a little for a while, outside the radar of the mukhabarat. In the short period before its editors either faced arrest or were forced into hiding, “the pamphlet,” as it came to be known, made waves through Syr...

Sometime ago I wrote an article here at Mysterious Universe on the FBI’s review of Frank Edwards’ 1966 UFO-themed book, Flying Saucers – Serious Business. In light of that, I thought that, today, I would share with you some more examples of how and why government agencies have carefully watched UFO authors, their books, and... Read more »

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article on why it is so difficult to solve the Roswell affair of July 1947. I pointed out that in all likelihood Roswell was covered by what is known as a Special Access Program. An SAP would be the ideal operation to keep the Roswell mystery hidden.... Read more »