This is Beirut, 13/04 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A powerful armed faction in southern Syria led by defected military officer Ahmed al-Awdeh on Sunday announced that it was dissolving itself and integrating into the government's armed forces. The Eighth Brigade, the most prominent armed faction in southern Syria, announced its dissolution and placed its weapons and personnel at the disposal ...
This is Beirut, 13/04 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose war-devastated country seeks Gulf financial support, traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for his first visit since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow, state media said. Nearly a week after rebels toppled Assad in December, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said his government found ...
This is Beirut, 27/03 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Joseph Aoun Syria Lebanon France Ahmad al-Sharaa
French President Emmanuel Macron, who will receive his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday, will also have a “trilateral meeting” with him and interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who will join them “remotely,” the Élysée Palace announced on Thursday. “This will be an opportunity for the three heads of state to ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 18:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Bashar al-Assad
Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising in public demonstrations in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The demonstration in Damascus's Umayyad Square is the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of ...
This is Beirut, 14/03 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syria Damascus Ahmad al-Sharaa Constitution
Syria's new temporary constitution concentrates power in interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's hands and fails to include enough protections for minorities, experts warn. The declaration, signed into law on Thursday, establishes a five-year transitional period and follows the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's repressive government by Islamist-led ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 16:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday hailed the start of a "new history" for his country, signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its five-year transitional period and laying out rights for women and freedom of expression. The declaration comes three months after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's ...
This is Beirut, 10/03 21:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Syrian Democratic Forces
The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government. Syria's new authorities under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa have sought to disband armed groups ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa declared on Friday that Syria “will not move backward” and warned against any violations of the state's established rules during a speech to the nation. “Syria has moved forward and will not take a single step back,” the president stated, emphasizing that security forces must avoid excessive ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 07/03 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Bashar Assad Latakia Conflict Ahmad al-Sharaa
The Pandora’s box that opened in Syria in 2011 is far from closed. After the civil war that broke out 14 years ago, a new phase of tensions has begun in the wake of former President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster and his exile in Russia. On Thursday, fighting intensified across the country, particularly in the west, as supporters of the former ...
Marc Saikali, 06/03 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syria Lebanon Ahmad al-Sharaa Turkey Israel
Since its independence, Lebanon has served as a mirror reflecting the events unfolding in its much larger neighboring country. Damascus has long cast a covetous eye on Lebanon, disturbed by its freedoms and economic achievements. Despite all the challenges, Lebanon has managed to preserve a semblance of political democracy, even in its darkest ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced on Sunday the formation of a seven-member committee to draft a constitutional declaration for the country's transition after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The new authorities are seeking to rebuild Syria and its institutions after Assad was ousted on December 8, ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 26/02 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel Ahmad al-Sharaa Benjamin Netanyahou Syria Suweida Quneitra Daraa
Israel has taken a firm stance on its plan for the “total demilitarization” of southern Damascus. “We will not allow forces from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (the group behind the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024) or the new Syrian army to enter the area south of Damascus,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...