The New Yorker2d
A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...
Community calendar: Week of Jan. 23
Chamber mixer: The Poway Chamber of Commerce will host a mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at Mainstream Bar & Grill, 13385 Poway Road. Community members, organizations and businesses can ...
The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror
The charred remains of at least 26 victims of the Bashar Assad government were located Tuesday by Syrian civil defense ...
The Columbian4d
Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun ...
ABC News6d
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions haven't changed DAMASCUS, Syria -- Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax ...
UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief said Saturday that some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was ...
Forbes2d
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
The Syrian defense minister claimed twice in the same year that the Soviet Union had already agreed to supply Damascus with nuclear weapons in the event Israel launched a nuclear attack on Syria.
The Straits Times6d
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Damascus police directorate after the ouster of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo UPDATED Jan 24, 2025, 05: ...