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Syria govt pledges 'rule of law' after Assad's overthrowSyria's interim government pledged to establish the rule of law following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. Celebrations erupted acr...13 Dec, 2024, 06.41 AM IST- Syria's Baath party oversaw half a century of repressionSyria's Baath party, under the Assad dynasty, ruled with an iron fist for over five decades. Hafez al-Assad seized power in a 1970 coup, es...08 Dec, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
- Israel army says deploying in Syria buffer zoneThe Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed forces to a demilitarised buffer zone in southwest Syria abutting the Israeli-annexed Gola...08 Dec, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
- Syrians topple and trample on statues of Assad's fatherSyrians celebrated the apparent fall of the Assad regime by toppling statues of Hafez al-Assad, the former president and father of Bashar a...08 Dec, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
- Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a centurySyria War: After over five decades of rule, the Assad family's reign in Syria has ended with the fall of Damascus and President Bashar al-A...08 Dec, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
- IS killed more than 4,000 since Syria territorial defeat: monitorIslamic State fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in Syria since 2019, according to a war monitor. This comes despite the jihadist gro...29 Jun, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
- EU announces $1 bn in aid for Lebanon to shore up economy, border securityEU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit, aiming to boost the country's socio-economic stabilit...02 May, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
- Amnesty: West's 'double standards' fuel Mideast repressionAmnesty on Tuesday decried what it said were double standards by Western countries that have rallied behind a "robust response" to Russia's...28 Mar, 2023, 06.01 PM IST
- Syria: Assad dynasty's half century in powerHafez al-Assad, Syria's defence minister and the father of Bashar al-Assad, takes power in a military coup on November 16, 1970 that ousts ...24 May, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
- UN fears Myanmar heading towards Syria-style 'full-blown conflict'In a statement, the UN rights office urged countries to take immediate and decisive action to push the military leaders behind a February 1...13 Apr, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
- Civilians wounded in Syrian missile strike: Turkish ministryOfficials said the ballistic missiles were fired from the Kuweires air base in Aleppo -- under the control of the Syrian government -- and ...15 Mar, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
- Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 livesBacked by Russian air strikes, the forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are pressing a battle to retake IS- controlled areas in the ...01 Oct, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
- US report on Chinese Muslims joining ISIS 'groundless': MediaThe UN has urged all countries to intensify efforts to stem the flow of foreigners looking to fight for ISIS and to prevent and suppress so...22 Jul, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
- US criticises China's increasing repression in new reportThe US has criticised China's increasing "repression and coercion" of political activists, drawing a tit-for-tat reaction from the Communis...14 Apr, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
- Censoring the Internet would be disastrous: Hillary ClintonClinton on Thursday said a regulation on internet in some countries has made an environment where ideas are being blocked and conversations...09 Dec, 2011, 11.14 AM IST
- Libya after Muammar Gaddafi's deathEvents in Libya highlighted Western double standards in Arab lands. Western aid did much to change the situation in Libya.21 Oct, 2011, 05.18 AM IST
- Syria's Assad must go; but sanctions reveal West's hypocrisyThe US, leading the western world with its long-standing antipathy towards the Syrian regime, has gone further and imposed new sanctions.20 Aug, 2011, 04.30 AM IST
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