The New York Times6d
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a ...
The New York Times4d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...
Sports Illustrated5d
Packers Free Agency: Baron Browning Could Be Worth Risk
One name that could be on their radar in free agency is edge rusher Baron Browning. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst’s history in free agency has been signing young players rather than ...
Syria's president visits Saudi Arabia on Sunday, first trip abroad after Assad's fall
It will be Sharaa's first official visit abroad since he assumed power after leading a rebel campaign that ousted Bashar al-Assad in December ...
Al Jazeera English5d
Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next?
Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 ...
CNN5d
Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...
Reuters4d
Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising
Syria's new ruling authority has carried out security crackdowns in several regions that it says aim to detain remnants of the former government, arresting dozens of people, mostly low-level ...
CNN3d
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
Middle East Eye6d
What is Turkey's vision for the Kurds in Syria?
Many in the region are questioning the kind of settlement Turkey seeks in Syria with the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which control significant territory in the northeast of ...
Catholic News Agency5d
Vatican’s first envoy to postwar Syria sees a nation with ‘a desire for life’
Credit: ACI MENA In attendance were Patriarch Youssef Absi of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; apostolic nuncio to Syria Cardinal Mario Zenari; and apostolic vicar of Aleppo and head of the ...
Middle East Eye4d
They won the war. Can Syria's new leaders rebuild the country?
Officials in Syria's caretaker government were left with a state in ruins. Some fear they aren't moving fast enough to fix it In Syria, the clock is ticking. Just seven weeks ago, Hay’at Tahrir ...
Reuters4d
Syria turns to intermediaries for oil imports after low interest in tenders, sources say
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Syria is seeking to import oil via local intermediaries after its first post-Assad import tenders garnered little interest from major oil traders due to ongoing ...