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Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relationsFollowing the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, relations with Lebanon remain strained despite a fragile ceasefire. Lingering resentm...- More than 1,000 Syrians died in airport prison under Assad, report saysA report by the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre reveals that over 1,000 Syrians died in detention at Mezzeh Military Airport near D...
- Syria's long-ruling Baath party faces collapseFollowing the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria's Baath party has frozen its activities, signaling the end of its six-decade rule....
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with tortureSamir Ousman al-Sheikh, a former Syrian military official who oversaw Adra Prison, was arrested in Los Angeles on visa fraud charges and su...
- 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...
- Syria rebels name head of transitional govtRebels ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and installed a transitional government. Islamist leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, heading the...
- Syria rebel leader says will announce 'list' of former officials wanted for tortureSyria's new Islamist leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, announced plans to hold former officials accountable for torturing Syrians. Rewards will be o...
- Fall of Assad regime 'historic opportunity for people' of Syria: US President Joe BidenPresident Biden announced the fall of the Assad regime in Syria after rebel forces seized control. He declared it a historic opportunity fo...
- Syria govt loses control of key city DaraaSyrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, marking a significant blow to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Daraa, known as t...
- Israeli forensic teams describe signs of torture, abuseIsraeli military forensic teams have examined the bodies of victims of last week's Hamas attack and found signs of torture, rape, and other...
- French firm admits Islamic State group payments in US courtProsecutors accused the company of turning a blind eye to the conduct of the militant group, paying to it at a time when it was involved in...
- UN: Iran executes people at 'alarming rate' -- 250 in 2020Javaid Rehman told the U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee that Iran continues to implement the death penalty "at an alarming ra...
- Joe Biden hosts Jordan's King Abdullah II amid tough choices in MideastMeanwhile, Biden, who has put much of his foreign policy focus on China and Russia in the early going, faces some difficult issues in the M...
- For Syrians, the road to justice begins in EuropeMukdad is among the Syrian exiles who have turned to European courts to ensure that state-sponsored crimes in Syria do not go unpunished. C...
- Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against ISThe Trump administration's decision to provide Syria's Kurds with more advanced weapons has raised concerns among the various players in Sy...
- Paris attacks a failure of intelligence, IS may attack US: CIA boss John Brennan"We knew the system was blinking red. We knew in the days before that IS was trying to carry out something," he told CBS in an interview ye...
- US Defense Secretary Ash Carter: Assad's term in office likely to outlast President Obama'sOver the last four years, the Obama administration has repeatedly said that Assad needs to step down - but has done very little to make tha...
- UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for international mobilisation against terrorBan Ki-moon also reiterated his strong condemnation of the terrorist attack by the Taliban in a school in Peshawar.
- Here's how Obama's new ISIS strategy could become a disasterObama administration has given green light for surveillance flights over Syria for possible military strikes on ISIS without coordinating w...
- Number of displaced in Syria to nearly double by 2014 end: UNThe number of people displaced by the raging civil war in Syria is expected to nearly double to 6.5 million by the end of 2014, according t...
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