British contact with banned Syrian rebel group risks legitimising them – Tories
Conservative shadow minister Wendy Morton told MPs British officials meeting with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) could help it ...
As thousands celebrate al-Assad's fall, Syrian Alawites remain cautious
Assad in Umayyad Square in central Damascus every day, many Syrian Alawites say concerns over the future of their country ...
Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that ...
Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?
As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the ...
Putin promises to ask Assad about whereabouts of American journalist Austin Tice
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would enquire about the whereabouts of Austin Tice, the American journalist missing ...
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Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness
In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service ...
Syrian rebel leader says women’s education will continue – but refuses to be drawn on alcohol
Syria’s de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said he believed in education for women as he denied the new government would be ...
Putin claims Russia wasn't 'defeated' in Syria
Moscow achieved its goals in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during his annual press conference and a call-in ...
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Cross-border collaboration shines light in dark corners
"As illiberal regimes take pointers from one another, the sum of their efforts to suppress information is greater than the ...
Opinion: With Syria’s dictator gone, the risk of an ISIS resurgence grows
After more than 53 years of a brutal dictatorship and nearly 14 years of debilitating conflict, the Assad government fell in ...