Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 ...
In Turkey, New Syrian Leader and Erdogan Pledge to Work Together
It’s the first meeting of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey has military ...
Syria's president visits Saudi Arabia on Sunday, first trip abroad after Assad's fall
Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on ...
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...
Syrian leader visits Saudi Arabia, in a shift away from Iran
Saudi Arabia is pushing world governments to lift international sanctions on Damascus as it looks to shape the future of a ...
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Syria to dismantle Assad-era socialism, says foreign minister
Sharaa’s Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham led the offensive that toppled former dictator Bashar al-Assad in ...
As Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
The fall of Bashar ... Arab Uprisings. While some countries – Egypt and Tunisia – became democracies, albeit briefly, others, ...
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Syria's interim president arrives in Saudi Arabia for first foreign visit
Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first international visit since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, state media reported.Accompanied by his foreign ...
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Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing ... They’d been inspired by the Arab Spring that was sweeping through several countries in the region ...
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Syria's President Visits Saudi Arabia on Sunday, First Trip Abroad After Assad's Fall
It will be Sharaa's first official visit abroad since he assumed power after leading a rebel campaign that ousted Bashar al ... Arab and Western leaders since former Syrian President Assad was ...