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Syrian interim president vows to form inclusive government
In his first televised speech as interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to form an inclusive government and build strong state institutions. https://p.dw.com/p ...
UPI4d
CENTCOM kills key figure of al-Qaida affiliate in Syrian airstrike
Jan. 30 (UPI) --The U.S. military said Thursday night that it killed a senior operative of an al-Qaida-affiliated group in an airstrike in northwest Syria. Muhammad Salah al-Za'bir was a key ...
The New York Times4d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...
Los Angeles Times5d
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
ALEPPO, Syria — To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious Al-Khatib prison and torture center. Nestled in a leafy ...
CNN3d
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
Foreign Affairs4d
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
With Syria’s future up in the air, many foreign leaders are rushing to shape the country’s new administration. Typically, governments use tools including sanctions, foreign aid, and trade deals to ...
Yahoo5d
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
FILE - Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for ...
CNN5d
Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...
Al Jazeera English5d
Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next?
Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 ...
The New York Times6d
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a ...
Newsweek6d
Syria Demands Reparations From Russia
The two military bases Russia operates in Syria are the Tartous naval base, located in the city of Tartus, and the Hmeymim air base, in the coastal province of Latakia. The Tartous base was ...