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Extradition Treaties and the Assad Case

Mario Chartouni, 15/10 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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This Wednesday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is visiting Moscow to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. According to Reuters, he may request the extradition of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been taking refuge in Russia since fleeing Damascus in December 2024. Behind this politically charged episode lies a longstanding and ...

Syria to Hand Over Data on Political Assassinations in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 14/10 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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During a two-hour meeting in Beirut, Lebanon and Syria reached an agreement for Syria to provide all available information related to security incidents that occurred in Lebanon during the period of Syrian control, particularly concerning political assassinations. The meeting was held on Tuesday between a Lebanese delegation headed by Minister of ...

Washington Lifts Broad Sanctions on Syria but Maintains Pressure on Assad Allies

This is Beirut, 25/09 09:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Department of the Treasury has announced a sweeping overhaul of its sanctions' regime targeting Syria. In a statement released Wednesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the publication of a final rule amending the regulations on sanctions related to Syria. This update, which implements two presidential executive ...

More Than 21,000 Syrians Flee to Lebanon in March (UNHCR)

This is Beirut, 25/03 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 21,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon during the month of March as the deadliest sectarian violence since Bashar al-Assad’s ousting has ravaged Syria’s Alawite heartland, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported Tuesday. The surge in refugees follows a wave of mass killings in Syria’s coastal region, particularly targeting the Alawite ...

Is Democracy Possible in the Arab World?

Marc Saikali, 2024-12-12 07:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Assad family, more accurately known by the name "Al-Wahesh" (the savage), has surpassed all limits of hatred and brutality. After the dictator and his cronies fled, the world, horrified, discovered the full extent of the crimes against humanity that had been the norm in a country left in ruins. In Lebanon, we have long known, through our own ...

Father Siraj Dib from Damascus: 'As Long as We Have Faith, We Have Hope!'

Elie Ziadé, 2024-12-11 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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However, in Bab Touma, a district with a strong Christian majority in the eastern part of Old Damascus, a sense of apprehension and waiting prevails in the almost deserted streets. Most shops and churches remain closed, awaiting a stabilization of the political and military situation. This is Beirut spoke to the residents of this neighborhood, ...

Lebanese Complaint Against Assad Over Detainees

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Forces (LF) and the Change Movement filed a complaint on Wednesday against former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and members of his regime, accusing them of abducting Lebanese nationals. At the Palace of Justice, Elie Mahfoud, president of the Change Movement, stated, “We have submitted documented evidence and testimonies from ...

Germany: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Will Be Judged by Its Actions

This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany said on Monday it would judge Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the offensive to oust president Bashar al-Assad, by the actions it takes in government. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) would "certainly play a role in the future of Syria", foreign ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer told a regular press ...

The Debacle

Charles Chartouni, 2024-12-09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The meteoric downfall of the Alawite regime in Syria is symptomatic of the systemic changes taking place throughout the Middle Eastern geopolitical spectrum and its overall reverberations. However inchoate, the ongoing military and political dynamics are substantively overhauling the regional landscape. The inevitable demise of Iranian influence, ...

What Political Governance for Post-Assad Syria? (1/2)

Ali A. Hamadé, 2024-12-08 20:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Sunday, December 8, marks a historic turning point for Syria and, more broadly, for the Middle East. The dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad has fallen! After decades of authoritarian rule, defined by brutal repression and years of devastating civil war, a new chapter of freedom is beginning to unfold. At dawn on Sunday, rebel forces took ...

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