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Syria rebel leader met visiting UN envoy: statement

Damascus, Syria - The Syrian Islamist leader whose group led the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad met Sunday with UN envoy Geir Pedersen, who was...

Syria’s rebel victors expose ousted government’s drug trade

Damascus, Syria—The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime has thrown light into the dark corners of his rule, including the industrial-scale export of the...

West mulls dilemma posed by Syria’s new leaders

LONDON – Western governments are “quietly optimistic” about the sudden transition in Syria, but the militant past of its new Islamist leaders has left...

How an ex-inmate of brutal Syria jail overcame trauma by helping others

Gaziantep, Turkey—Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar...

New Syria Prime Minister will ‘guarantee’ all religious groups’ rights

Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee minority rights, in an interview published on Wednesday, also...

HTS so far ‘sending good messages’ to Syrians—UN envoy

Geneva, Switzerland—The armed groups that have swept Syrian president Bashar al-Assad from power must transform their "good messages" to Syrians into actions on the ground,...

UN Security Council convenes over situation in Syria

United Nations, United States—Members of the UN Security Council on Monday discussed the fluid situation in Syria after President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, opting to stand...

UN watchdog warns Syria to secure chemical weapons

The United Nations chemical watchdog OPCW said Monday it had warned Syrian authorities to make sure suspected stockpiles of chemical weapons were safe after...

US sanctions Syrian leader Assad’s father-in-law

The US unveiled sanctions Monday against Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a day after the former Syrian president reportedly fled to Russia as rebels took over...

With Assad out, MidEast battle lines drawn

MOSCOW—The Kremlin declined yesterday to confirm reports that toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow, adding that it was “surprised” by the...

Filipinos in Syria warned to avoid high-risk areas

Filipinos in Syria are being urged to exercise caution and avoid areas with potential risks of harm amid escalating violence, following reports of Syrian...

Ukraine says ‘dictators who bet on Putin’ destined to fall

Kyiv, Ukraine—Ukraine on Sunday welcomed the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, saying that authoritarians who rely on Moscow are destined to fall, while noting...

Russia says Syria’s Assad fled to Moscow

Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies, hours after he fled the country...

Syria Islamist rebel chief hails ‘victory’ at landmark Damascus mosque

Damascus, Syria—Syria's rebel leader hailed a "historic" victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive,...
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