Tag: Syria

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at any time he revealed Thursday during a lengthy year-end press conference. Trump said during his successful ...

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has created a power vacuum, with various factions vying for dominance in a country shattered by over a decade of war. One ...

China’s envoy to the United Nations declared on Tuesday that Beijing is seeking to “play a constructive role” in the future of Syria following the fall of Chinese ally Bashar ...

Western powers, including the United States, are tentatively opening lines of communication to the new rulers of Syria — an alliance of Islamists led by an al-Qaeda splinter group whose boss ...

On Dec. 8, when opposition forces stormed the gates of Sednaya, the infamous Damascus prison dubbed Syria’s “human slaughterhouse,” the long-reported horrors of Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year regime became undeniable. Videos ...

Jubilant rebels bloodlessly entering the capital, a president in flight, a stunned foreign patron negotiating the evacuation of its forces—this month’s collapse of Syria has more than a few parallels ...

In the early hours of Dec. 8, the Assad dynasty’s more than half a century of brutal rule in Syria came to an end. With Bashar al-Assad fleeing the country, ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will remain atop the strategic peak of Mount Hermon through the winter, according to defense minister Israel Katz on Friday. The mountain is the highest ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the first actions of Syria’s transitional government, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol being investigated for insurrection, and Hungary’s efforts to mediate ...