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Navigating the Uncertainties of the Post-Assad Era

Michel Touma, 2024-12-16 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had anticipated it well before Bashar al-Assad's downfall, pointing to the emergence of a new Middle East. Likewise, President-elect Donald Trump had set the tone during his campaign, emphasizing his commitment to forging peace in a region beset by over seven decades of armed conflict and largely ...

Syria: From Euphoria to Growing Concern

Elie Ziadé, 2024-12-15 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The fall of Bashar al-Assad took everyone by surprise, almost no one saw it coming. Yet, it was met with joy. Scenes of celebration across Syria, as well as in countries hosting millions of Syrian nationals and refugees, along with the shared joy of other populations — notably in Lebanon — reflect the harsh rule that the Assad dynasty had ...

Syrian Rebels Took a Year to Plan Assad's Ouster

This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 21:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syria's Islamist-led rebel alliance had been planning the surprise ouster of President Basher al-Assad for a year, an opposition military leader told the Guardian in an interview published Friday. The Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist group, which says it has moved away from its roots in Al-Qaeda, has long-controlled a part of northwest ...

Lebanese Agriculture Lacks a Gateway

Liliane Mokbel, 2024-12-13 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese farmers continue to endure substantial losses. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, the movement of refrigerated and covered trucks between Lebanon and the Arab hinterland has become increasingly irregular. All Lebanese exports and imports sent overland to and from the Arab world are reliant on transit through ...

Loyal no more: Syrians Turn from Once-Omnipotent Baath Party

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Maher Semsmieh turned in his rifle on Thursday at an office of Syria's Baath party, more than 60 years after its oppressive rule in Syria began, and days after it ended. "We are no longer Baathists," Semsmieh, 43, said with a smile of relief, four days after Islamist-led rebels toppled the Baathist government of president Bashar al-Assad. "We ...

The Atrocities Committed by the Assad Regime

Assaad Bechara , 2024-12-11 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime embodies the worst a tyrannical regime can inflict on its people. The only hope for Syrians lies in achieving justice and holding those responsible accountable to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated in the future, and to organize a peaceful power transition to close this long, dark chapter in ...

What Unbearable Fate and Injustice Is This?

Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-12-10 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Bashar al-Assad has fled—escaped after securing his safety and future, carving out a quiet life in Russia—the country that has shielded him, defended him, and propped up his regime for more than 14 years. Following his disgraceful flight, prisoners emerged from the decay and injustice of his dungeons, standing tall and victorious, finally ...

Access to Syria 'Crime Scene' a 'Game-Changer': UN Investigator

This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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UN investigators who for years have been gathering evidence of horrific crimes committed in Syria hope Bashar al-Assad's downfall will finally mean they can access "the crime scene" and "massive evidence". "There is a sea change," said Robert Petit, a Canadian prosecutor and legal scholar who heads the United Nations investigative body known as ...

Hundreds of People Queue at the Syria-Turkey Border

This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Following the announcement of the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, hundreds of Syrians who sought refuge in Turkey are now heading back home.

Under Assad, 'the Walls Had Ears'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 15:49 - Reading : less than a minute

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After the sudden and unexpected fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians in Damascus express their relief and optimism for the future.

The Lebanese Killed by the Assad Regime for Their Sovereigntist Beliefs

Shirine Abdallah, 2024-12-09 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Kamal Joumblatt On March 16, 1977, the Druze leader and founder of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Kamal Joumblatt, was shot dead at the age of 60 in his car near the village of Baakline, in the Shouf mountains. The main suspects are members of the Baath Party and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP). Salim Lawzi A well-known ...

Israel Helped to Topple Assad, But It Wasn't Planned, Analysts Say

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday claimed the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria as a direct outcome of Israel's actions in the region, something analysts in Israel said was only partially true. Speaking while under growing domestic pressure over the fate of Israeli hostages in Gaza and a corruption trial, Netanyahu said Assad's ...

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