Lifting sanctions gives Syria a 'chance at greatness'
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Worldcrunch on MSNFirst The Alawites, Now The Druze — Post-Assad Syria Is Doomed If It Can’t Protect Religious MinoritiesJust weeks after the massacres targeting the Alawite community, Druze populations are now being attacked by armed groups — threatening the fragile stability of Syria’s post-Assad transition.
Syria's football association handed a favorable marketing deal to a little-known Damascus firm. Behind the scenes, the influence of former President Bashar Al-Assad's brother played a key role in the deal,
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNDocument Written by Arafat Helped Israel Recover Body of Israeli Soldier Missing for 43 YearsThe body of Israeli soldier Tzvi Feldman, who went missing since the Battle of Sultan Yacoub between Israel and Syria in June 1982, have been returned to Israel in a special operation carried out by commando forces after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime,
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said his administration is holding indirect talks to ease tensions with Israel, which has been striking the country since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December.
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The National on MSN'We want authorities we can work with': How Lebanon's Bekaa valley became conflict flashpoint with SyriaA stream running between two lands, easily crossed. This is how the border with Syria is marked in Hosh Al Sayyed Ali, a remote town in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley. In the past, the frontier was porous,
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Paris on Wednesday, his first trip to Europe since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, as he seeks international support for his efforts to bring greater stability to his war-shattered country.
After the overthrow of the Assad regime, Syria’s journey to national harmony may take a decade or more — even once the government has rid itself of its jihadist associates and all groups can trust it to guarantee their security.