Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...
Austin Tice Latest: US Diplomats in First Syria Visit Since Assad Fall,
The high-level delegation arrived to engage in talks with Syria's interim leadership, the State Department confirmed early ...
U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since Assad's fall
The delegation is expected to meet with members of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group, said a State Department spokesperson ...
Statesman or Jihadist? What to Make of Syria’s De Facto Leader Abu Mohammed Al-Golani
The new leader of Syria has transformed from a wanted terrorist to a polished political leader. It’s an evolution that could ...
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
With Assad gone, Syria’s new government has a chance to prove that his rule was not only vicious but built on a lie. The fact ...
US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster
Washington — The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now in ...
Syria: How Italy played the Bashar al-Assad regime card to the end
Rome announced the return of a resident ambassador to Damascus, becoming the first European Union and G7 country to ...
The fall of Bashar al-Assad, a blow for Russia in Africa
As a supporter of the deposed regime in Syria, Moscow wishes to retain two military bases there as a logistical base for its ...
Al-Monitor5h
US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting
Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, ...
Middle East Eye18h
Revealed: How Israel's plan to carve up Syria was thwarted by Assad's downfall
Security sources tell MEE Israel wanted to keep Assad in power under Emirati tutelage while establishing military and ...
US diplomats meet with Syria's new ruler
US diplomats met with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), following the ouster of ...
The Lancet8h
Syria's Bashar al-Assad: the crimes of a physician
Assad, an ophthalmologist who graduated from Damascus University (Syria) and specialised at the Western Eye Hospital in London (UK), had a sudden career shift to politics and became Syria's President ...