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Netanyahu says Israeli planes intercepted Iranian ones sent to rescue embattled Syrian leader Assad
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says warplanes last year intercepted Iranian aircraft headed toward Syria in a bid to rescue the country’s embattled president at the time, Bashar Assad.
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How Assad Lost Syria in Just 12 Days
Assad's regime collapsed in just 12 days, ending over five decades of authoritarian rule in Syria. A swift and coordinated ...
UN Security Council Debates Precarious Path Forward For A New Syria
On April 25, 2025, the UN Security Council held a meeting on the situation in Syria which is undergoing a rocky transition ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad’s fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York and to ...
Syria's Sharaa rejects Kurdish demands for decentralisation
Syria's Islamist leaders said on Sunday that Kurdish demands for the country to adopt a decentralised system of government in ...
‘I thought I’d died.’ How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December 2024, the number of land mine-related incidents has surged, ...
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria’s outstanding debt to World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have announced that they will settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totalling roughly $15m, according ...
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Russia refuses to extradite fugitive dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria’s new government
It is the first official confirmation that Russian authorities have denied the request from Damascus. Assad and his family ...
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Syrian leader signals continued military ties with Russia, despite rejected Assad extradition
Syrian authorities requested Russia to extradite ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, but were turned down, Syrian President ...
Syria's foreign minister to appear at UN Security Council in first US visit since al-Assad's fall
Shibani is set to raise his country's new flag at the UN headquarters in New York when he attends a Security Council briefing ...
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Syria and Qatar to pay back Syria's debt to the World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar said Sunday they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move likely to make the ...
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With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new mission
DAMASCUS, Syria — When a dozen firefighters showed up within minutes to douse a mattress that accidentally caught fire on the ...