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The fall of Assad’s informant state leaves Syria riven by betrayals
Neighbors and colleagues reported on each other everywhere. Now, Syrians are shadowed by the question of who among them had ...
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Syria, Lebanon discuss ways to end suffering of Syrian prisoners in Roumieh Prison
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani said Sunday night that he discussed with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam ways ...
Disarming Hezbollah is key to Lebanon’s recovery − but the task is complicated by regional shifts, ceasefire violations
A shaky truce is still in place in Lebanon. But the country remains on a tenuous footing with Israeli forces in the country’s ...
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Syria and Lebanon's moves to centralize power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Syria are cracking ... under Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are pursuing officials of the former government under Bashar Assad, including those in the ousted ...
A turf war in search of a national economy: The complex realities of Syria after Assad
After the overthrow of the Assad regime, Syria’s journey to national harmony may take a decade or more — even once the ...
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Analysis: After meeting Trump, Syria's new leader must prove his willingness, capability
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 16 (UPI ... of a new chapter for Syria nearly six months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad and his Baathist regime. With Assad gone, the sanctions were increasingly ...
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad ...