Less than 48 hours after the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Germany, home to the largest Syrian population outside the Middle East, says it will freeze asylum processing for Syrian…
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Syria: USA fears the vacuum that could replace Assad
The speed and magnitude of Bashar al-Assad’s “historic” downfall has stunned the White House. But President Biden is also taking part of the credit. In his statement, he portrayed the…
Syria: US announces air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria after al-Assad’s fall
The United States says it has carried out dozens of air strikes on ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria following the stunning collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US Central Command…
Yemen: Houthis claim attack on central Israel in response to Gaza ‘massacres’
Yemen’s Houthi group says it has carried out a drone attack in central Israel’s Tel Aviv area in “a specific military operation” in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthis…
Syria: World reacts to ousting of Bashar al-Assad’s and capture of Syria’s Damascus
Syrian opposition fighters have declared that the country has been “liberated” after they stormed the capital and announced that President Bashar al-Assad had fled the capital city to an unknown destination. Joyous…
Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes and protests
Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
PIJ: Israel ‘exploiting’ Syria situation to expand occupation The Palestinian Islamic Jihad says Israel’s move to capture the buffer zone in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was proof of the “expansion…
Syria: Bashar al-Assad ‘stepped down’ and left Syria- Russia
Bashar al-Assad has “stepped down” as president and “left Syria”, his ally Russia says, hours after rebel forces took control of the capital Damascus. The Russian foreign ministry gave no…
Syria: Ex-PM to supervise state bodies until transition- Abu Mohammed al-Julani
The leader of the main armed opposition group in Syria says former Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali will supervise state institutions until they are handed over, as fighters declared an end to…
Syria: Opposition fighters declare Damascus ‘liberated’ and al-Assad ousted
Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance across the country.…