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Greetings from Damascus, Syria, where a crowded bar welcomed post-Assad revelers
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After Decades as Enemies, Syria and Israel Now Share a Common Foe
The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...
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US revokes ‘terror’ label for Syria President-led HTS. What it means for diplomatic landscape in West Asia
Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he ...
A church bombing leads Syria's Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain
The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in ...
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US revokes terror label for Syria’s HTS after it toppled Assad; Christian group decries 'injustice'
The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a foreign terrorist organization, ...
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From Aleppo in ruins to the Deir ez-Zor's last bridge: Syria seven months after Assad’s fall
It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...
House Republican moves to permanently repeal sanctions on Syria
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) on Wednesday filed text to permanently repeal legislation that imposed strict sanctions on Syria, following President Trump’s move to unwind penalties on the country ...
Wildfires Add to Syria’s Scars
The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...
How the Assad Regime Built a Mass Grave in Syria
Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to ...
With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria — Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria's ...
Syria must release findings of inquiry into Alawite killings: Amnesty
BEIRUT: Syria must publish the full results of an investigation into the March killings of Alawite civilians and ensure those ...
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Syria After Assad - Who Will Lead and What Comes Next?
With the Assad regime officially overthrown, Syria enters a new and uncertain phase. This video explores the political vacuum ...