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Fall of Bashar Al Assad: How did he escape Syria?
Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and ...
Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies
In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...
Syria’s New President Talked to The New York Times. Here Are 3 Takeaways.
Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...
Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they soon lose it?
Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from ...
Baghdad invites new Syrian president to a summit, sparking political division in Iraq
The official invitation extended by Iraq to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in ...
Turkey’s expansionist Middle East aspirations don’t bother the Trump administration
President Donald Trump appears to want Turkey to play a bigger role in the region, despite its poor human rights record toward the Kurds and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s long-standing antipathy ...
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Al-Sharaa Welcomes Abbas on First Visit to Damascus in 16 Years
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Damascus on Friday, marking Abbas’s first ...
Palestinian President Abbas Meets Syria's New President al-Shara in Damascus
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday, April 18, during Abbas’ ...
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Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they soon lose it?
Bashar al-Assad, the president of 24 years ... In February, hundreds gathered at the People's Palace in Damascus for a two-day national dialogue about Syria's future. Some critics argued that ...