This is Beirut, 09/12 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey's top diplomat called on Monday for an "inclusive" new government in Syria after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad following a lightning advance. "We expect international actors, especially the United Nations, to reach out to the Syrian people and support the establishment of an inclusive administration," Foreign ...
Charles Chartouni, 09/12 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Lebanon Bachar el-Assad Turkey
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, ...
Ali A. Hamadé, 08/12 20:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Damascus Turkey Bachar el-Assad
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 ...
Tilda Abou Rizk, 08/12 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Turkey Vladimir Putin Syria Hezbollah
A new dawn breaks over Syria, liberated from the man who has been known at times as “the tyrant of Damascus,” and at other times as “the executioner.” After the fall of Homs on Saturday night into the hands of opposition rebels, the collapse of Damascus and Bashar al-Assad’s regime was just a matter of hours. Since the surprise ...
Alissar Boulos, 08/12 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Donald Trump Hezbollah Tehran Turkey USA
Syria has been under the rule of the Assad dynasty for more than half a century. Hafez al-Assad, the founder, seized power in 1970, followed by his son Bashar, who took control in 2000 after his father's death. Belonging to the Alawite minority, the Assads established an autocratic regime over a predominantly Sunni population, portraying ...
This is Beirut, 07/12 15:26 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Doha Russia Turkey Iran Syria meeting
The top diplomats from Iran, Turkey and Russia met in Qatar on Saturday for talks on Syria, where rebel forces have taken parts of the country in a lightning offensive. After the discussions in Doha with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the parties agreed on the ...
This is Beirut, 06/12 15:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday. "When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this regime. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that goal," Abu ...
This is Beirut, 06/12 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Banks Turkey United Kingdom United States
The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world's poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power. Donor countries committed $23.7 billion to replenish the bank's concessional lending arm, known as the International ...
This is Beirut, 05/12 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Damascus Turkey United Nations Syria
The Syrian army lost control of Hama, according to the Syrian news agency, Sana. The rebels took control of the city and freed all prisoners detained in the central incarceration center. Syrian government forces were locked in heavy fighting around the central city of Hama on Thursday morning, trying to halt an advance of Islamist-led rebels, a ...
Cian Ward, 04/12 18:02 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Hezbollah Turkey Syria Russia Iran
Syria’s 12-year Civil War has surged to the top of global news bulletins this week after rebel fighters – largely under the banner of Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – seized control of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, advancing to the outskirts of Hama, a key node linking Damascus to Syrian President Bashar ...
Mario Chartouni, 03/12 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Hezbollah Tehran Turkey United States
The situation in Syria is marked by an escalation of tensions, with major clashes on multiple fronts and increased international intervention. From US airstrikes to reinforcements arriving from Iraq and statements from Tehran, the chaos continues to deepen, painting an increasingly complex picture of the ongoing conflict. US strikes on ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 02/12 20:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Over thirteen years since the beginning of the war, Syria remains a stage for complex conflicts, with numerous factions vying for control over different zones of influence. Last Wednesday, following the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Syrian opposition forces led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Cham launched an offensive from their ...