syria
Memories of a visit to Syria
Opinion
December 15, 2024
Memories of a visit to Syria
Whenever dramatic and bloody events unfold in an Arab nation, a corresponding chain of personal memories associated with that country…
FM calls for intra-Syrian inclusive political process
Egypt
December 15, 2024
FM calls for intra-Syrian inclusive political process
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty emphasized Saturday 14/12/2024 the importance of initiating a purely-Syrian inclusive…
American released from Syrian regime prison handed over to US
Middle East
December 15, 2024
American released from Syrian regime prison handed over to US
Opposition forces in Syria turned over American Travis Timmerman to US forces, who was then flown to Jordan, two US…
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Middle East
December 15, 2024
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
CNN — A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria stacked with captagon, an illicit drug…
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
Middle East
December 14, 2024
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
CNN — When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time…
‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week
Middle East
December 14, 2024
‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week
Damascus, Syria CNN — At Umayyad Square in central Damascus, tens of thousands of people had the party of a…
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Middle East
December 14, 2024
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
CNN — Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to…
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
Middle East
December 12, 2024
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN — Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria…
From presidential palaces to Moscow skyscrapers – how Bashar al-Assad’s family began their new life
Features/Interviews
December 12, 2024
From presidential palaces to Moscow skyscrapers – how Bashar al-Assad’s family began their new life
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was forced to escape flee his country under extreme secrecy following tumultuous disturbances that shook…
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Middle East
December 12, 2024
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with…