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Syrian TV dramas are a Ramadan staple. Assad’s fall could change that

Syria's TV dramas are returning to Ramadan screens after years of war

The Independent UK

Syria begins circulating new post-Assad currency bills

Syria has begun circulating new currency bills, a year after Bashar Assad's government fell

The Independent UK

The photographs that defined 2025 – and the stories behind them

The wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the migrant crisis continued, and demonstrations became ever more violent. But there were also incredible moments of sporting glory and light relief. Photographers recall the moments when they took these era-defining photos

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Trump to host Syria's al-Sharaa at White House for historic talks

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa's Washington trip marks the first visit by a Syrian head of state since 1946. Talks aim to have Damascus join the US-led coalition against IS and discuss lifting sanctions.

Euronews

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation

The Independent UK

French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks

France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of his immunity as a head of state

The Independent UK

Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to hundreds of deaths in Sweida province in southern Syria. Israel later launched dozens of airstrikes in support of the Druze.

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This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria

For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's iron-fisted rule

The Independent UK

What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries

In what’s been called a “Friday night massacre” at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump removed six top generals or admirals on Feb. 21, 2025, including Air Force General C.Q. Brown and Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti. Trump also fired military lawyers who advise senior officers on the legality of their behavior…

The Conversation

American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus

American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on the country

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: The month of December in pictures

When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over President Bashar Assad and rejoiced at the sudden end of a 14-year civil war that laid waste to much of the country.

The Independent UK

An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence

Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria's Saydnaya prison, dubbed 'The Slaughterhouse'

Behind the coils of razor wire and concrete walls, glimpses of the horror emerge from the warren of dank, airless corridors of what has been dubbed “The Slaughterhouse.”

The Independent UK

Why Syria’s reconstruction may depend on the fate of its minorities

Tens of thousands of minorities fearing persecution have fled Syria since its takeover by the Sunni Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Palestinian refugees return to Yarmouk amid questions about their place in the new Syria

Palestinian refugees, whose homes in the Yarmouk camp near Damascus were destroyed during Syria’s civil war, have started to return to the neighborhood since the fall of President Bashar Assad

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Iran’s supreme leader says US, Israel and Turkey behind fall of Assad

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks came after leading rebel group named an interim prime minister, who urged calm. Plus, Luigi Mangione to plead not guilty and fight extradition

The Independent UK

Any potential return of jihadists from Syria ‘of great concern’, says minister

Dame Angela Eagle said intelligence services are ‘keeping a very close eye’ the situation on the ground.

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Syrian Insurgents Advance In Hama, Threatening Assad's Control

Syrian insurgents advance into Hama after capturing Aleppo, challenging Assad's control. Ongoing conflict intensifies with opposition forces making signifi...

The Independent UK

Protesters in southern Syria smash statue as they mark 2015 assassination of anti-government leader

Hundreds of angry protesters in southern Syrian have destroyed the statue of the country's late president as they marked the 2015 assassination of a prominent anti-government Druze leader

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Photos show double blow of war and earthquakes in regime-held Syria

NPR gained rare access to parts of Syria after last month's devastating earthquakes, photographing what life is like for people who were already coping with a years-long civil war.

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