From jailed jihadist to the Oval Office: Syria's president caps unlikely rise with Trump meeting

Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is expected during his Washington visit Monday to commit to joining the U.S.-led coalition ...

Vigilante justice increases in Syria: Who is being targeted and why?

A year after the end of the brutal Assad dictatorship, Syria is still a violent place. Syrians seeking revenge are ...

Syria’s Leaders Pledge to Join Fight Against Islamic State

Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed ...

In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return

A week of bloodletting all-but ended the presence of Bedouins in most of Druze-dominated Sweida province. Months later, their ...
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Syria's post-assad parliament faces democracy concernsPublished on: October 5, 2025 1:41 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 5 -- Syria is selecting members of its first parliament after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, but the process has already drawn sharp criticism for being undemocratic and tightly ...
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What to expect as Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad's ouster

BEIRUT — Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in ...
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Trump sprays Syrian president with cologne and asks how many wives he has in bizarre interaction

Trump welcomed al-Sharaa to the White House, marking the first official White House visit from a Syrian leader since 1946, ...