Assad's fall paves the way for "normal ties" between Lebanon, new Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further ...
Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel ...
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A ...
Syria’s Rebel Leader Vows to Disband and Integrate Armed Factions
Ahmed al-Shara said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. The announcement came as Prime ...
Middle East latest: Top diplomats from US, Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria's transition
Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey have met in Jordan to discuss Syria’s transition after the ...
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Beirut Gets a Reprieve—but for How Long?
Charles Glass is a writer, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher, who has written on conflict in the Middle East, Africa, ...
Syria's rebel leader: No pardons for detainee torturers, killers
The commander of Syria's rebels who overthrew the regime of President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Sharaa, said Wednesday that those ...
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, ...
What Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, industrial-scale manufacturing facilities of the amphetamine-like ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
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A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
Hezbollah was dealt a major blow during 14 months of war with Israel. The toppling of Assad, who had strong ties to Iran, has ...
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At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
They were headed to Beirut to board a flight to Germany. The fall of Syria’s longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad over the weekend triggered a wave of jubilant celebrations, with many Syrians ...