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…
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Israel’s Golan Heights seizure ‘sabotage’ to Syria security: Saudi officials Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel’s land grab in the Syrian-controlled areas of the Golan Heights. In a statement…
Syria: UN’s envoy expresses ‘cautious hope’ after al-Assad’s fall
Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, has expressed “cautious hope” after opposition fighters declared the rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an end. Opposition forces on Sunday said they…
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…
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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…
USA: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict
United States President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that, under his administration, the United States would cease any involvement in Syria’s long-running civil war, hinting at a possible end to support for…
Qatar: Russia, Turkiye, Iran want ‘immediate end’ to fighting in Syria- Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said he, along with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, are calling for “an end to hostile activities” in Syria, where opposition fighters have made a…
Syria: Damascus and Assad now in Syrian rebels’ sights
The speed with which the status quo in Syria – however unresolved and unsatisfactory – has been turned on its head in recent days has been extraordinary. Syrian government officials…