In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Monday Briefing
For his first official trip as secretary of state, Marco Rubio went to Panama. The transportation secretary and Vice ...
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Syria’s President al-Sharaa meets Saudi Arabia’s MBS in first foreign trip
Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on his first foreign trip since being named president of the transitional government earlier ...
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Satellite images show Israel building military bases in Syria buffer zone
Israel is building military bases in the demilitarised buffer zone with Syria, according to satellite images seen by Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit. The images were taken between December ...
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Massacres and resilience in Hama, Syria's insubordinate city
And if you look hard enough, black and white stone ablaq features can be found ... his shimmering pastels has been erased. Cities across Syria have been pulverised by a decade and a half of ...
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In Turkey, New Syrian Leader and Erdogan Pledge to Work Together
In their first meeting, Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed strengthening their countries’ ties. By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Istanbul ...
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Syria's Sharaa says it will take 4-5 years to hold presidential election
BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Monday it would take between four and five years to hold presidential elections, the first time he has laid out a timeline for the vote ...
The Economist5d
An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president ... The Economist: Last night, you laid out the road map forward, and you said there would be a transitional government until free and fair elections were ...
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Saudi Arabia wants to support Syria, says al-Sharaa
Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, landed in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first international trip since his rebel militant group ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in December.
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US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
HASSAKEH, Syria — The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria said Sunday the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be followed by building a secular, civil and ...
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Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria, deadliest since Assad toppled
DAMASCUS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least 15 people in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, the second attack there in three days and ... White House says Canada has ...
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At least 15 killed in car bomb explosion in northern Syria
At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a car bomb exploded in the outskirts of a northern Syrian city DAMASCUS, Syria -- At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded ...