Syrian Refugees

November 30, 2024

Editorials/Geopolitics

Syria: Assad’s Final Stand — The Last Gambit of a Beleaguered Regime?

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

Rebel Leader Introduces Morality Police in Syria Amid Exodus of Minorities

by Our Correspondent in Doha Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent rebel group in Syria, has announced the establishment of a new morality police force. This controversial unit, part of the group’s Interior Ministry,

December 14, 2024

What Escaped Us in Syria — Slavoj Zizek

Columns/Diplomacy

The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for

Fifty Years of Assad Rule Comes to a Bitter End

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

President Bashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When

What Escaped Us in Syria — Slavoj Zizek

December 20, 2024

Columns/Diplomacy

The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for conspiracy theories. What roles did Israel, Turkey, Russia,

Fifty Years of Assad Rule Comes to a Bitter End

December 19, 2024

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

President Bashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When he appeared to prevail in Syria’s civil war,

Rebel Leader Introduces Morality Police in Syria Amid Exodus of Minorities

December 14, 2024

by Our Correspondent in Doha Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent rebel group in Syria, has announced the establishment of a new morality police force. This

Syria: Assad’s Final Stand — The Last Gambit of a Beleaguered Regime?

November 30, 2024

Editorials/Geopolitics

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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