Sun Sentinel14d
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of ...
The New Yorker16d
The Face of the Syrian Revolution
You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. In today’s ...
Newsweek21d
Syria Deals Blow to Putin's Fleet in Mediterranean
Languages: English. You can get in touch with Maya by emailing [email protected]. Syria has ended its Tartus port contract with Russia, allocating management of the facility to Damascus ...
Al-Monitor22d
Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
Syria’s new authorities terminated a contract this week with a Russian company that had managed the port of Tartous for more than five years, further restricting the Russian presence in the country ...
Jewish Press22d
Syria Cancels Russia’ 49-Year Lease for Tartous Port
Syria’s new government has canceled a 49-year lease signed with Russia to operate the port of Tartus, home to Moscow’s sole naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. The lease, signed in 2017 ...
Phys.org22d
Civil organizing persisted during Syrian civil war, finds study
Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011 and lasted until the toppling of President Bashar Assad in late 2024?
Meduza22d
Syrian authorities terminate agreement with Russian company to manage Tartus port, site of Russian military base
Syria’s new authorities have terminated an agreement with Russia’s Stroytransgaz to manage the Tartus port, Kommersant reports. The 49-year deal, signed in 2019, is no longer in effect, according to ...
New Republic22d
Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Meeting with Syrian Dictator Exposed
Tulsi Gabbard’s team scrambled to minimize the appearance of her 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Donald Trump’s pick for ...
AI Alarabiya22d
Syrian Kurdish forces oppose handing ISIS prisons to Syria’s new rulers
The Kurdish forces guarding ISIS fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to handing the facility to the new rulers in Damascus as they brace for attacks by the ultra-hardline ...
The Conversation22d
Women are at risk under Syria’s new government, and the international community must push for women’s rights
As the international community celebrates the fall of another dictatorship following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime, the future of women’s rights remains precarious. Power transitions in ...
The Economist23d
How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria
Your browser does not support the <audio> element. ASAAD AL-SHAIBANI’s professors were puzzled when the postgraduate student, a Syrian refugee, told them in ...