Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...
The Washington Post15d
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
Ahmad al-Mansour has been living in Syria for years and was among the fighters that toppled Assad’s government. The ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not ...
World Politics Review16d
China Will Approach Post-Assad Syria With Caution
As a result, in today’s post-Assad Syria, China faces complicated dilemmas. But depending on how developments unfold and how the West ultimately approaches the new powers that be in Damascus ...
The Boston Globe18d
Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A banner held up in the hall read, “It is Syria the Great, not Syria the Assad.” One of Maasarani's best known songs is “Jabeenak ’Ali w Ma Bintal,” which he first sang in 2012 ...
Bloomberg L.P.23d
US Allows More Humanitarian Aid to Syria After Assad’s Downfall
The Biden administration is offering limited sanctions relief to Syria to boost the flow of humanitarian aid after the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad. The Treasury Department said in a ...
NBC News24d
Anger over changes to school curriculum exposes Syria's fragile unity
Syria’s de facto leader is Ahmad al-Sharaa, head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the rebel group that led the overthrow of the Assad regime. He has vowed to build a future Syria on the promise ...
The New York Times25d
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
But soon after the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, the military under President Bashar al-Assad closed the mountain to civilians. Suddenly, instead of families and friends shooting fireworks ...
CNN26d
French and German foreign ministers meet Syria’s new leaders in first high-level EU visit since Assad’s toppling
in the first visit by European Union ministers to Syria since the Assad regime fell in December. France’s Jean-Noël Barrot was in the Syrian capital Damascus alongside his German counterpart ...
CBS News26d
Top EU diplomats visit Syria, tour ousted Assad regime's notorious Sednaya prison, call for inclusive leadership
The Biden administration said after Assad fled to Russia that the U.S. could recognize a new Syrian government under certain conditions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new leadership ...
Newsweek26d
Calls for 'Political New Beginning' With Post-Assad Syria
This marks the first official visit to Syria by senior European diplomats since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad. Both ministers aim to support a peaceful transition and regional ...
Snopes.com27d
No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Was 'Poisoned' in 'Assassination Bid'
On Jan. 1, 2025, several media outlets including Newsweek and The Sun reported on a supposed poison attack on the exiled former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, who resides in Russia ...
New York Daily News27d
After Assad, Israel protects itself & the world
The fall of more than 60 years of Ba’ath Party rule in Syria — 50 of those years under the Assad family, father and son — is a watershed moment for the Middle East. Even so, many of Assad ...