New details of Assad's final 24 hours in Syria before his regime collapsed
Syria's former President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning sweep across the ...
France 2427d
From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
1. Entry into a post-Assad Syria As soon as news of Bashar al-Assad's ouster broke – and with the main airport at Damascus still out of action – I began making plans for how to get into Syria ...
The New York Times4d
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al ... for Russia to keep its military bases in Syria, less than two months after rebels had toppled Moscow’s preferred ...
Al-Monitor5d
UAE, Saudi Arabia congratulate Sharaa as Jordan resumes Syria flights
Arab leaders have warmly welcomed Ahmed al-Sharaa as Syria's interim president, with close allies of his deposed predecessor ...
Syria’s Islamist Rulers Overhaul Economy With Firings, Privatization of State Firms
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, ...
The New York Times8d
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus ... period of transition in Syria, which had been ruled by the iron fist of the Assad family for more than 50 years. After nearly 14 years of civil ...
WWNO9d
What Syria looks like a month after the fall of the regime
After the sudden fall of the Syrian regime in December, Syrians are still euphoric but grappling with a shattered economy and fragile security.
Middle East Eye6d
They won the war. Can Syria's new leaders rebuild the country?
Officials in Syria's ... headquarters in Damascus, the day after Assad's overthrow (Louai Beshara/AFP) It is this state, the one that already needed fundamental transformation before it was ...
Los Angeles Times7d
Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with Al Qaeda, as Syria’s president “in the transitional phase,” came after a meeting of the former insurgent factions in Damascus ...
Al Jazeera English29d
Rebuilding Syria’s economy: Can stability return after war?
Syria is endowed with natural resources, has a strategic position on the Mediterranean Sea, and benefits from a 94 percent literacy rate, one of the highest in the region. “Before 2011 ...
Foreign Affairs6d
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Both before and after Assad’s ouster ... such as opening embassies in Damascus, sending official delegations to Syria, and discreetly sharing intelligence. The United States, for its part, has already ...
The Columbian11d
Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his ... saying it was a security zone that was off limits. After Assad’s fall, al-Baghdadi was finally able to return. Like many, he was ...