'There is no blank check': Syrian leader told to rein in jihadis
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa has a lot to prove to win over Western powers. If the first few weeks of his rule are ...
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The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions
Early March 2025 was when Syria’s post-Assad transition turned sour. In scenes that resembled the worst moments of Syria’s ...
Don’t believe the nonsense about the new Syrian president’s reform
Either Al-Sharaa is sincere in his reform efforts but does not have control over hardliners in his own organization, or ...
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Syria Is at a Crossroads: It Can Return to Violence or Transition to Peace, Says UN Envoy
Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top UN envoy for the country said Tuesday. Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council ...
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Israel and the Kurds: Potential for a Strategic Relationship in Syria
Nevertheless, there remains significant potential for Israeli-Kurdish cooperation, as the so-called peace process in Turkey ...
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five ...
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'You started this': Attacks on Alawites in Syria highlight deep divisions
The deadly violence in recent days marks a major turning point in Syria following Assad’s ouster, led by Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, rebel group, highlighting the difficulties Syria ...
Germany reopens embassy in Syria in cautious thaw with Islamist leaders
Germany reopened its embassy in Syria on Thursday, establishing official diplomatic ties with the new leadership in Damascus ...
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Syrian rights activist and cousin of Assad tears into Europe for supporting new 'terrorist' regime
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on Thursday signed a temporary constitution putting the country under Islamist rule for at least five years. But al-Sharaa's government has gone on a "revenge killing ...
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Syrian-Canadians hopeful as Ottawa takes initial steps, but urge more action
Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward ...
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‘No future for Syria without Christians’: Archbishop calls for justice for massacre victims
The Greek-Catholic archbishop of Homs, Jean-Abdo Arbach, condemned the massacres of civilians that occurred in Syria last ...
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‘Ethnic cleansing!’ Videos show Syrian government-aligned forces reveling in massacre of minorities in coastal town
A mother and her daughter hunch down by the windows of their attic as armed men gather outside the gate. They try not to make a sound. But in the video that they furtively recorded of this fraught ...