What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.
Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.
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It's time Syria returns to pluralism after Assad divide-and-rule
Syria's rich history of peaceful coexistence is a natural blueprint for interfaith governance after the sham pluralism of the ...
Iran rethinks confrontation with Donald Trump
But they warn that, if that fails, Iran is on a collision course with the west. European powers that opposed Trump’s maximum ...
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How Trump’s Push on Greenland Could Reverberate in (Yes) the Middle East
Until recently the most that people tended to know about cold and sparsely populated Greenland is that it is not small and ...
E.U. to Cautiously Pare Back Sanctions on Syria
European foreign ministers agreed on a “road map” to lift financial restrictions, but the change will happen in stages.
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EU cautiously agrees roadmap to ease sanctions on Syria in wake of Assad’s downfall
The EU started to impose asset freezes and travel bans on Syrian officials and organizations in 2011 in response to Bashar ...
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Syria’s Future Depends On The Kurds
After more than fifty years of iron-fisted rule, the Assad regime in Syria was finally overthrown a few weeks ago. Leading ...
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Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or the “Organization for the Liberation of the Levant”) traces its beginnings to the outset of the Syrian civil war and has remained a dangerous opposition force throughout ...