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Dec 10, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Qatar opens contacts with Syria's HTS group, source says
DOHA - Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria's leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the...


Dec 9, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Iran in direct contact with groups in new Syrian leadership, Iranian official says
DUBAI -Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a...


Dec 9, 20244 min read
With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
DAMASCUS - Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar...


Dec 9, 20242 min read
2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS - This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at...


Dec 9, 20243 min read
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases, says Russian state media
Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin...


Dec 9, 20246 min read
How Syria rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster
ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS - After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's...


Dec 9, 20242 min read
Facts-Syrian rebel supporters hoist flags at embassies abroad
Supporters of rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday have entered some Syrian embassies abroad to hoist their flag, while...


Dec 9, 20241 min read
Syria's Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies
MOSCOW - Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian...


Dec 9, 20244 min read
Former al Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led overthrow of Syria's Assad
BEIRUT - As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of...


Dec 9, 20243 min read
Facts-Main rebel factions in Syria
Syrian rebels who have ousted Bashar al-Assad and seized the capital Damascus include fighters from different factions, while other...


Dec 9, 20242 min read
Israel watching Syria closely after 'historic' fall of Assad
JERUSALEM - Israel has watched the rapid overthrow of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a mixture of hope and...


Dec 8, 20242 min read
World reaction to end of Assad rule in Syria
Following are reactions from around the world to events in Syria. Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar...
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