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Assad-era minister turns himself in to new Syria authorities: statement
A former minister under ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has turned himself in, the interior ministry said Tuesday, ...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Bashar al-Assad Meetings, Explained
Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an ...
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president
The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim ...
Israel Builds Military Bases in Syria After Ouster of Bashar al-Assad
Al Jazeera has published satellite images that show Israel is building out seven military bases within the demilitarized ...
India Today1d
20 killed in Syria car explosion, deadliest attack since Bashar al-Assad ouster
At least 20 people were killed in a car explosion in Syria's Manbij, the deadliest such attack since autocratic President ...
CNN4d
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
The New York Times5d
What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period. By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed ...
Al Jazeera English5d
Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next?
The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 after opposition factions marched into Damascus. Wednesday ...
The New York Times4d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels overthrew the authoritarian president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, a hashtag gathered steam on Egyptian social media: “It’s your ...
The New Yorker8d
A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk outside a morgue in Damascus. Her head wrapped in a scarf, she rocked back ...