Rebels topple largest statue of Hafez Assad in Syria
The largest statue of Hafez Assad, overlooking the Qalamoun Region in Syria, has been demolished by rebels. (AP video by ...
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported ...
Syria's new top diplomat in Qatar in bid to build ties
The new Syrian foreign minister met Qatar's prime minister and top diplomat. Assad Shaibani called on the US to lift Assad-era sanctions on Syria, as the new Islamist rulers strive to restart the ...
El País in English14h
Captagon, the drug that turned Syria into a narco-state under Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship
The fall of the regime brings to light the scheme by which Damascus produced 80% of this substance during the war. The rebel ...
Middle East Eye2h
Syria's foreign minister calls on US to lift sanctions during visit to Doha
"These sanctions constitute a barrier and an obstacle to the rapid recovery and development of the Syrian people who await ...
The outlook for India in the year ahead
The year 2025 seems poised to bring in a host of fresh troubles that will require deft handling on the part of India’s ...
AFP on MSN1h
Syria monitor: 101 killed in battles between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces
More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces, a war monitor said on Sunday.Turkish-backed factions ...
Khaleej Times on MSN1h
Syrian ministers urge lifting of US sanctions in first visit to Doha
QATAR - Ministers from Syria's transitional government urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Damascus during their ...
Al Jazeera on MSN4h
Syria’s ‘modern Nakba’: Assad’s regime razed al-Asali since 2017
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from al-Asali, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, where Assad’s regime bulldozed ...
AFP on MSN2h
French top diplomat 'would have preferred' if Syrian leader shook German counterpart's hand
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday said he would have preferred if Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa had ...
Al-Monitor on MSN3h
Lebanon rally calls for release of Islamists jailed during Syria war
Hundreds protested in Lebanon's second city Tripoli on Sunday, demanding that authorities release Islamists detained during ...
Syria’s foreign minister visits Qatar as new authorities seek regional and global diplomatic ties
Syria’s new foreign minister met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday, as Syria’s new de ...