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Iraq reopens Syria crossing for trade and passenger traffic
Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi ...
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With Assad gone, the publishing world in Syria enters a new era
The government of Bashar al-Assad made the media in Syria a tool of its propaganda. It arrested and intimidated writers and journalists who opposed the official line. Books were censored and ...
As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders
A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...
In photos: Demining Syria, the ‘most land mine-affected place in the world’
Unexploded ordnance poses an elevated risk in the wake of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as displaced Syrians ...
"Reactivating Sleeper Cells, Distributing Weapons": How ISIS Is Reemerging In Iraq, Syria
The Islamic State (IS) is reportedly trying to exploit the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime to stage a comeback in Syria and ...
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Six months after fall of Assad, Syrians are cautiously optimistic about future under Al Shara
Six months after the downfall of Bashar Al Assad, Syria’s new leader Ahmad Al Shara has established himself on the global ...
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Six months after Assad’s ouster, Syria faces major security, economic challenges
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to rebuild national institutions in a fractured country and revive an economy just ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN9d
After decades in Assad jails, political prisoner wants justice
Now 70, the country's longest-serving political prisoner is finally free after Bashar al-Assad's fall, seeking justice and ...
Explainer-How Iran's network of Middle East power faded
Now, with talks deadlocked over its nuclear programme and U.S. President Donald Trump saying an Israeli strike on Iran "could ...
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US lawmaker introduces legislation to lift Assad-era sanctions on Syria
"The Caesar law targeted the Assad regime and with the fall of the regime it must be permanently repealed," Wilson said in a ...
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Stolen Syrian antiquities flood online marketplace after Assad fall
The illegal trafficking of Syrian antiquities has spiked dramatically since December, according to findings by the ...
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Iraq Reopens Syria Crossing for Trade, Passenger Traffic
Asharq Al Awsat Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi border authority said on Saturday, marking a key step in ...