Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
Four Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling, drowning tropical birds
Four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for attempting to smuggle tropical birds from San Juan, Puerto Rico, into the ...
Does Trump even need a Joint Chiefs chairman?
No, President Donald Trump likely has little need for a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, given his penchant for ...
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What's in the House Republican budget bill? | The Excerpt
On Thursday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Congressional Correspondent Riley Beggin takes a closer look at this week's passed House Republican budget bill, and what might be next ...
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Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
YPG established control in northern Syria during civil war Turkey views YPG as indistinguishable from PKK YPG seeks decentralization, not independence, in Syria Feb 27 (Reuters) - Abdullah Ocalan ...
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Exclusion of Kurds from Syrian National Dialogue Conference ‘bad sign’: ENKS spox
Faysal Yousef, ENKS spokesperson told Rudaw that “following the ouster of the Bashar al-Assad regime, the Kurdish community had great hopes for a new Syria where Kurds play a central role in the ...
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Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers touted a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a “rare historic opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of President Bashar ...
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Syria’s New Leader Calls for Unity at ‘National Dialogue’
Although the conference was called to chart the country’s future, the Kurdish-led militia that controls much of Syria’s northeast was not invited. By Raja Abdulrahim and Euan Ward Reporting fr ...
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Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path after Bashar al-Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of Syrian politicians and activists gathered Tuesday in Damascus to endorse the opening steps of the country’s political transition, a milestone event after decades ...
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From Jihadist to President: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader
Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria. Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al ...
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Syrian leader to visit Jordan on Wednesday, say Jordanian sources
AMMAN - Syrian transitional leader Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Jordan on Wednesday and meet King Abdullah to discuss boosting ties between the neighbouring countries, two Jordanian officials said.