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Bashar al-Assad Ran Away… and Bashir Lives Forever in Us

Tarek Karam, 2024-12-08 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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It is a dream realized. Today, we will not hide our joy. We will celebrate, cheer and roam the squares. We will gather in Sassine Square, the square of the martyred President Bashir Gemayel, to raise a toast in his honor. We will then pass by the statue of Samir Qassir in downtown Beirut and stop by An-Nahar newspaper to salute Gebran Tueni. From ...

Jubilant Crowds Celebrate in Masnaa as Syrians Begin to Return Home

Cian Ward, 2024-12-08 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Crowds celebrating the downfall of Bashar al-Assad flooded the Masnaa crossing on Sunday, as people began to return home to Syria, many for the first time in a decade.

Syria: The Middle East’s Berlin Wall Has Fallen

Marc Saikali, 2024-12-08 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It only took a few days for the "rebels" to overthrow one of the world's most tyrannical regimes—almost without a fight. At this point, it’s still difficult to understand how such a heterogeneous group, mostly armed with light weapons—at least according to the images we've seen—managed to bring down the Assad regime, which has been in ...

The Syrian regime has fallen: Damascus in the grip of the opposition factions

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 08:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime was toppled on Sunday, less than two weeks after an alliance of opposition groups launched a lightning offensive, ending decades of the Baath Party authoritarian rule. Damascus fell into the hands of the rebels overnight, as Assad fled the country heading to an unknown destination. Syrians across the ...

Syrian Rebels Take Control of Key City Daraa

This is Beirut, 2024-12-07 05:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip. Daraa was dubbed "the cradle of the revolution" early in Syria's civil war, after activists accused the government of detaining and ...

Hezbollah's Chief Pledges Support to Damascus Amid Rebels' Offensive

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In his first address in the wake of the rebel offensive in Syria, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem affirmed that the Iran-backed group will be backing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in foiling “the scheme to topple it.” “The aggression against Syria is sponsored by America and Israel, which are trying to achieve ...

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