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.
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Russian military withdraws from Syria amid tensions with Damascus regime
By bnm Gulf bureau Russian forces have begun withdrawing from Syria, with two cargo vessels, the Sparta II and Sparta, ...
Syrian finance minister meets German Charge d’affairs in Damascus
Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Abazeed met with Germany’s temporary representative in Syria Bjorn Gehrmann on Wednesday, in ...
Qatar’s Emir heads to Damascus as Syria’s transition gains momentum
Qatar has been actively seeking a sanctions exemption from Washington that would allow Doha to provide financial support ...
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Turkey and Syria agree on roadmap to revive trade
The Turkish trade ministry has announced a roadmap to resolve disputes between Turkey and Syria following the fall ... minister Mustafa Tuzcu travelled to Damascus this week, holding talks with ...
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Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Aqabani, 50, is Muslim himself but said Damascus is "diverse in its sects and doctrines." At the same time, Syria's new authorities need to train police quickly, because Assad's forces "evaporated ...
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Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun ...
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The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
It seemed an ideal time. The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is located in the old city. There were 50,000 Jews in Syria at the beginning of the 20th century – an ancient and historic community ...
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European Union mulls easing Syria sanctions — with a catch
Hadja Lahbib received a red carpet welcome last week when she became the first European commissioner to visit Damascus, Syria's capital, and meet with the country's new leaders after the toppling ...
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Syria's new government lists conditions to end rift with Kurdish-led SDF
Syria's new administration does not seek bloodshed ... de facto Syrian leader Sharaa added that Turkey currently supports talks between Damascus and the SDF leadership, as external negotiations ...
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On the road to Damascus: My trip through a ‘liberated’ Syria
The video has come to serve as a focus for concerns that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist movement whose astonishing march from Idlib to Damascus late in 2024 brought it to power in Syria ...
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UN urges West to lift sanctions against post-Assad Syria
It's now nearly 30% in the space of a few weeks," said Grandi during a visit to Damascus where he met with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed Sharaa. Since longtime ruler Bashar Assad was overthrown ...