Syria, Assad

Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
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 neighborhood near Damascus, Syria 's capital.
Bashar al-Assad has fallen, what’s the story of Syria now?
Astro AWANI's Social Media Editor, Hilal Azmi shares his reflections from the ground in Aleppo, Syria, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Alawites wary as a post-Assad Syria takes shape
Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.
Syria's Economy Reborn After Being Freed From Assad
When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest for breaking the law.
Security in Alawite regions in post-Assad Syria
Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine spread rapidly across Facebook. The video was quickly debunked as several weeks old,
Syria’s Alawites, tainted by Assad, fear vigilante violence
In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could be an informer. “See those guys over there?
Saudi FM In Syria For First Visit Since Assad's Ouster: AFP
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat landed in Syria on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported, in his first visit to Damascus since Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad last month.
EU is about to start suspending sanctions on Syria. How many are in place?
Under Assad, Syria became one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. After Assad, the EU wants to inject ...
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Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...
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Syria after Assad: A fresh chance for inclusive governance and power-sharing, or more of the same?
The end of a half-century of Assad family rule in Syria marked a turning point in the countrys deadly 13-year civil war after ...
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UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
Ahmad al-Mansour has been living in Syria for years and was among the fighters that toppled Assad’s government. The ...
France issues new arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad, source says
French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected ...
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Archaeologists eye return to Syria after years of 'unbelievable' damage
For Michael Danti of the University of Pennsylvania, the two decades before the civil war in Syria were “a golden age” for ...
Local Syrian doctors return home after civil war: 'This is the beginning of our story'
Two Metro Detroit physicians returned to homes in Syria for the first time in over a decade and are organizing medical relief ...