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In Qardaha, Syrians flock from across the country to spit on Hafez al-Assad’s grave
While dictator Bashar al-Assad found refuge with his Russian allies, his father’s grave, which rested in the family village, was burned by rebels from the HTS group. Since then, Syrians…
Journalists who worked during Al-Assad’s era are threatened with judgment – Ylen’s Antti Kuronen sums up the situation in Syria | News in brief
15:44•Updated 16:50 Syrian journalists who worked for the president Bashar al-Assad in the propaganda machine, will be prosecuted. The Ministry of Information of the new Syrian regime informs about the…
After al-Assad’s fall – this is how the balance of power looks in the immediate area
The Assad family has had Syria in its grip for over 50 years. Now it is instead the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that has taken over Syria. Shortly…
Bloodless, isolated, hungry… Bashar al-Assad’s Syria in figures – L’Express
When he succeeded his father in July 2000, Bashar al-Assad positioned himself above all as a reformer. First, he modernized his country’s economy – the Syrian GDP will be multiplied…
al-Assad’s death a Russian sham
Updated 01.08 | Published 01.06 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen An Il-76T aircraft. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Russian Ministry of Defense The plane took off from Damascus as the rebels marched in.…
Men, women and children freed from al-Assad’s notorious prisons | News in brief
Among the released prisoners is a pilot who managed to spend 43 years in prison. Prisoners who languished in notorious Syrian prisons for years have been released after al-Assad’s regime…
Experts on the situation in Syria: If the rebel offensive continues at this rate, al-Assad’s regime will draw its last | Foreign countries
Rebel forces are advancing in Syria towards the capture of Damascus. It is almost impossible for the current administration to turn the situation around any more, experts estimate. 20:01•Updated 20:59…
Syrian rebels started a blitzkrieg – expert assesses how close the fall of al-Assad’s regime is | Foreign countries
Decisive for Syria’s future is how much Russia and Iran support the country’s administration. The attack launched by Islamist rebels has caught the Syrian government and army completely by surprise.…
The vote is expected to strengthen President Bashar al-Assad’s Baath party.
Syrian voters are called to elect their deputies to the Majlis Al-Shaab, the Syrian Parliament, on Monday, July 15. This is the fourth election of its kind since the start…
Bashar al-Assad’s regime on the grill
The trial of three dignitaries of the Bashar al-Assad regime opened this Tuesday, May 21 before the Paris Assize Court. Three executives of the Syrian intelligence services are being tried…