by Our Correspondent in Doha The IL-76T cargo plane allegedly carrying Bashar al-Assad, the now-former President of the Syrian Arab Republic, has reportedly crashed near the town of Al-Suwayri after disappearing from
This story has been updated. Click here to read our latest update. Reliable yet unconfirmed sources now claim that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has not returned from his recent trip to Moscow,
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Editorial The Syrian conflict has never been merely about territory—it is a profound struggle for the very identity of a nation, and a theatre for the ambitions of global powers. Assad’s survival
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by Hummam Sheikh Ali At a monastery in the quiet town of Rablah, nestled in the countryside of Syria’s Homs province, Lebanese refugees displaced by the escalating Israeli military operation against Hezbollah
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The inability of the World Food Program (WFP) to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians plunged more struggling families into deeper hardship and despair. Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi, once a skilled
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Forbes has produced an excellent report on keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria. The bottom line, despite appearances to the contrary, the US isn’t leaving either place anytime soon. If true, what about
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The funeral procession for dozens of soldiers and civilians killed in a drone attack the previous day was held in the city of Homs in central Syria on Friday. Flag-wrapped caskets of
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The Syrian and Iranian presidents met in Damascus and announced their resolve to work for greater regional stability. The leaders stressed that the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the region was
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The sudden unannounced arrival of the top US military officer General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a dusty American base in Syria’s remote northeast on Friday may
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EDITORIAL The recent earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey (Türkiye) serve as a stark reminder of the devastating impact natural disasters can have on communities and individuals. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that
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Following excerpts adapted from the author’s new book, Syria Betrayed: Atrocities, War, and the Failure of International Diplomacy published by Columbia University Press. Everybody had their agenda and the interests of the
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