Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...
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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.
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After Assad’s fall, Syrians search for lost loved ones – and a path forward
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
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Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for U.S. withdrawal
BAGHDAD — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials ...
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Syria’s rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatisation of state firms
DAMASCUS: Syria's new leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, including plans to fire a third of all public sector workers and privatising state-run companies ...
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Broken baby Jesus statues flood restorers ahead of feast day in Mexico
Rows of busy artisans filled a bustling market in downtown Mexico City Thursday to restore the fragile baby Jesus figurines that many Catholic families keep at home in Mexico. As if in an ...
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Broken baby Jesus statues flood restorers ahead of feast day in Mexico
Rows of busy artisans filled a bustling market in downtown Mexico City Thursday to restore the fragile baby Jesus figurines that many Catholic families keep at home in Mexico. As if in an operating ...
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Syria's political road map backs new president amid reforms
One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia, Ahmad al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the nation. ...
Foreign Affairs15d
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
In December 2024, a handful of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted the brutal dictatorship that had ruled Syria for five decades and set up an interim administration. Now, foreign ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation16d
Following the fall of Assad, Syrians are learning how to negotiate complex and contradictory freedoms
New Syrian flags are sold on a street in the city of Homs on 22 January 2025 in Homs, Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Liberalisation of the economy and Islamisation of the national ...
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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled on Snowden, Syria and Russia
her meeting with Syria's now-deposed leader and her past support for government leaker Edward Snowden.Gabbard started her hearing by telling lawmakers that big changes are needed to address years ...