News

Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they soon lose it?
Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from ...
The New York Times29d
Syria’s Leader Announces New Government After Ousting Dictator
The rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December have since been acting as Syria’s de facto authorities. Mr. al-Shara was named interim president and oversaw a transitional government.
The Jerusalem Post Blogs7d
Syrians recall Assad's deadly chemical weapon attack over a decade later - NYT
Yet despite the scale of the attack, no military or legal action was taken against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the time. Assad has since denied responsibility, though military insiders say ...
The New York Times9d
Choking, Shaking, Foaming at the Mouth: Syrians Recount Gas Attack
Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice. The basement of an underground ...
Jurist2d
Prosecuting the Bashar al-Assad Regime: Urgent Steps Toward a Special Domestic Criminal Court
As Syria undergoes a precarious government transition under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, now is a critical moment to hold members of the former regime ...
Deadline.com19d
Syrian-French Director Anas Khalaf Unveils Post-Bashar Al-Assad Feel-Good Tennis Drama ‘Love-45’ With Laetitia Dosch & Charif Ghattas – Qumra
Anas Khalaf and Rana Kazkaz’s Mare Nostrum and The Translator count among the rare fiction works made by Syrian directors tackling the 2011 democracy protests and President Bashar al-Assad’s ...
NDTV29d
Syria Appoints Assad Opponent As Top Muslim Cleric
a moderate Muslim cleric known for having opposed now ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad, as the country's grand mufti. "Today, this position is held by one of the finest scholars" in Syria, Sharaa said ...
Al-Monitor27d
Syrians rejoice during first Eid after Assad's fall
as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's historic ...
Al Jazeera English7d
Syria’s first wheat shipment since al-Assad ouster points to recovery
A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria’s Latakia port, the first such delivery since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, the government said, as it pushes to boost an ...
The Straits Times6d
First wheat shipment since Assad’s ouster arrives in Syria’s Latakia
CAIRO - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on ...
Reuters7d
First wheat shipment since Assad's ouster arrives in Syria's Latakia
CAIRO, April 20 (Reuters) - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December ...
U.S. News & World Report7d
First Wheat Shipment Since Assad's Ouster Arrives in Syria's Latakia
the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on Sunday. Officials of the new Islamist-led government say that while ...