There is no report by Al-Mayadeen about Assad being a spy, at least not from what I can find. It's neither on their official website not their Telegram channel or Twitter.

Not that I don't believe it, it's very possible, but the source seems to be false and made up. If someone can find it please DM.

I just checked it, and it's real, but the person who claims it (Reza Al-Basha) said it in his own personal podcast, not on Al-Mayadeen channel.

— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran's Head of State TV (IRIB) takes accountability for the first time, stating that Iranian media claims of downing Israeli F-35 jets during the 12-Day War were 'not true', and that this was mistakingly reported

He says the report was based on some military sources, but it turned out to be false and 'unfortunately damaged our credibility.'

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— 🇻🇪/🇳🇴 NEW: 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose whereabouts are currently unknown, will not receive her Nobel Prize in person

Yesterday, the Nobel Institute canceled the press conference ahead of the award ceremony.

Her selection has been controversial due to her ties to the Israeli Likud party since at least 2018, advocating for American-Israeli military intervention against Venezuela, dedicating her prize to President Trump, and repeating American-Israeli talking points, such as Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas having a presence in Venezuela.

In late October, the Norwegian Peace Council canceled the annual torchlight procession in Oslo due to their disagreement with the selection of Machado.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Car explosion in Israel, cause unknown; the driver, an Israeli settler, has been killed.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing new rules set to go into effect early next year that allows U.S. border agents to check the social media history of all incoming visitors

Foreign visitors could be asked to submit up to five years of social media history when applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), which allows citizens of 42 countries to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa.

In June, the U.S. State Department also issued instructions to screen for advocacy for, aid, or support for foreign 'terrorists' and other threats to U.S. national security, as well as 'support for unlawful antisemitic harassment or violence.'

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇻🇪 NEW: The U.S. Navy has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

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— 🇮🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: With the new addition of Iceland, five countries will not participate in Eurovision 2026 due to Israel's presence in the competition

The other four countries include Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia.

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— 🇬🇧/🇺🇦/🇷🇺 NEW: The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense announces the death of Lance Corporal George Hooley, a paratrooper in the British Armed Forces, who was liquidated while serving in Ukraine yesterday

The UK's Defense Ministry claimed he died in an 'accident' away from the front lines.

Hooley had a previous deployment in Afghanistan.

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— 🇪🇸/🇵🇸/🇮🇱 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: 'Those responsible for the genocide in the Gaza Strip must be held accountable, sooner or later. We are committed to the Palestinian cause and we must mobilize the rest of the international community.'

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— 🇺🇳/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: UNIFIL personnel report that Israeli soldiers fired towards them in southern Lebanon yesterday, despite having notified the IDF of their movements in the area in advance

Israeli soldiers firing towards UNIFIL has become routine.

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— 🇺🇸/🇻🇪 WATCH: President Trump boasts that the tanker seized by the U.S. Navy is the 'largest tanker ever seized.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇻🇪 President Trump: 'We're gonna keep the oil, why wouldn't we keep it?'

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There's a small possibility the oil tanker was carrying Iranian oil.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇻🇪 NEW: The vessel seized by the U.S. is reportedly an oil tanker by the name of 'SKIPPER' flying the Guyanese flag, previously sanctioned for transporting both Iranian and Venezuelan oil

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— 🇺🇸 WATCH: Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, has an interesting way of pronouncing 'judicial system.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇸🇾/🇮🇱 U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack: 'The Syrian regime understands that its future depends on a security and border agreement with Israel.'

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