Bashar Assad

Syrian police impose curfew in Homs after unrest

State media said the curfew was being imposed for one night, from 6pm local time until 8am on Thursday morning.

By REUTERS
25/12/2024
 Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani

Syria's al-Sharaa pushes for unified military amid post-Assad challenges

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been meeting with several Syrian rebel groups in an effort to work out any disputes between warring factions.

Israel and Turkey are shaping a new Syria from their borderlands

Israel advances to protect its borders with Syria, and Trump calls Turkey a "key player in shaping the post-Assad political landscape."

By ALISA ODENHEIMER/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS , SELCAN HCAOGLU/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
23/12/2024

Is there hope for a democratic future for Syria?

Whether Julani sees himself as a more moderate version of Assad or as the political head of a democratically elected, representative government is the question.

Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK

Asma al-Assad moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad in the same year at the age of 25. 

22/12/2024

Has Julani become a pragmatic politician after being a jihadist leader?

Has he really changed, or is Julani a clever politician who knows how to direct the right message to his target audiences?

By ATAR PORAT
22/12/2024

IDF operation in Syria 'wise and correct,' Druze Majdal Shams mayor says

‘Proud Israeli’ Mayor Dolan Abu Saleh: “I love to be part of society in the State of Israel … we want this feeling to be mutual and not one-sided.”

By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
22/12/2024
THEN-SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad is cheered by deputies on his arrival in parliament, July 2000

The fall of Assad is just the beginning: The struggle for Syria has resumed

The country may have exited the Axis of Resistance, but this does not mean that it has automatically crossed to the opposing camp.

22/12/2024

Why is journalism in Syria held to a different standard?

Hypocrisy is what happens when too much of the media put their biases before their responsibilities as journalists.

21/12/2024

US delegation to Syria: Assad’s fall opens path for Syria to rebuild unity

In a historic Damascus visit, US rejects Iran's influence and outlines support for Syria's post-Assad rebuilding.

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