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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce after she was not satisfied with her life in Moscow, where her family is staying under asylum, according to Turkish and Arab media reports. Earlier this month, Bashar al-Assad and his family, including Asma, were granted asylum in Moscow after the authoritarian leader was dramatically overthrown …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Associated Press

BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” Jumblatt’s father, Kamal, was killed in 1977 in an ambush near a Syrian roadblock during …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

LA Times

Women look at photos of people reported to be missing, in the Marjeh square in Damascus, Syria. A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” …

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In first statement since his ouster, Assad denies 'planned' departure from Syria

Firstpost

In first statement since his ouster, Bashar al-Assad on Monday said his departure from Syria was not planned and that Moscow requested his evacuation from a military base that was under attack In first statement since his ouster, Bashar al-Assad on Monday said his departure from Syria was not planned and that Moscow requested his evacuation from a military base …

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Assad's candid photos emerge after ouster, invite ridicule from Syrians

India Today

Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who, until days ago, were persecuted for criticising his carefully crafted public image. The intimate and candid photos, reportedly discovered in albums from Assad’s mansions in the hills of Damascus and Aleppo, offer a stark contrast to the polished, glamorous image that …

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The hunt for the Assad dynasty’s missing billions begins

Live Mint

With the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, a global hunt is now beginning for the billions of dollars in cash and assets the family stashed away over half a century of despotic rule. “There will be a hunt for the regime’s assets internationally," said Andrew Tabler, a former White House official who identified assets of Assad family members …

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Rebels took over Damascus quickly, but the uprising has been decades in the making

NPR

Rebels took over Damascus quickly, but the uprising has been decades in the making Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mazen Gharibah of the London School of Economics about internal opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which started long before his ouster this month. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week sent shock waves through the world. …

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UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'

Hindustan Times

A senior UAE official said on Saturday that his government had concerns about the Islamist affiliation of the forces that ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. A Syrian fighter from rebel group, fires towards a poster at the entrance of the notorious security detention centre called Palestine Branch, which pictures the late Syrian President Hafez Assad and his son the ouster …

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Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN

CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. In response to questions about Syria’s lack of press freedoms and system of one-party rule, he engaged in classic “whataboutism.” He exhibited absolutely no responsibility nor remorse about Syrian human rights violations, instead deflecting and highlighting examples of US abuses in Iraq. Meanwhile Syria’s closest allies were also Iran - …

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Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN

CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. In response to questions about Syria’s lack of press freedoms and system of one-party rule, he engaged in classic “whataboutism.” He exhibited absolutely no responsibility nor remorse about Syrian human rights violations, instead deflecting and highlighting examples of US abuses in Iraq. Meanwhile Syria’s closest allies were also Iran - …

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Syrian rebels torch tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father| Top updates

Hindustan Times

Its been three days since Syrian rebels ended Bashar al-Assad's rule in the country. Rebel fighters stand next to the burning gravesite of Syria's late president Hafez al-Assad at his mausoleum in the family's ancestral village of Qardaha in the western Latakia province. According to a report by the news agency AFP, the tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's …

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Tomb of Assad's father set on fire in Syria hometown says AFP report

New Indian Express

SYRIA: The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, AFP footage taken Wednesday showed, with rebel fighters in fatigues and young men watching it burn. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor told AFP the rebels had set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite …

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The swift fall of Syria’s Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule

Associated Press

It took barely 10 days for Syria’s insurgents to march from their stronghold in the northwest into Damascus and bring an end to the Assad family rule that had gripped the country for half a century. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Syrian opposition fighters celebrate after the government collapses in Damascus, Syria, …

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The Assads’ next chapter: A ‘desert rose’ wife, three preppy children and a life of luxury

The Independent

They sought to project an image of benevolent leadership and modernity: the “ordinary” family that, under the rule of Bashar al-Assad, would reform Syria. open image in gallery The couple visit a Paris exhibition dedicated to French painter Claude Monet in 2010 “Decisions are made collectively in the family’s inner circle, but Anisa has the last say,” said Wael al-Hafez, …

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Syrian rebels who ousted Assad get support from ex-President's hometown

India Today

The Sunni-led Islamist rebels who toppled Syria's Bashar al-Assad met elders in the former president's Alawite hometown on Monday and received their support, in what residents said was an encouraging sign of tolerance from the country's new rulers. The rebel delegation visited Assad's hometown of Qardaha in the mountains of Latakia province in northwest Syria, meeting with dozens of religious …

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Assad Resurfaces in Moscow After Syrian Regime Swept Away

Live Mint

-- Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has landed in Moscow after Islamist-led forces entered the capital and ended more than half-a-century of his family’s rule. According to a Kremlin official familiar with the situation, he has arrived in the Russian capital and TASS state media reported he and his family were granted asylum. As rebels seized Damascus and looted Assad’s private residence …

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A long road ahead to decide Syria’s future after rapid end to Assad’s rule

Associated Press

BEIRUT — For the first time in 50 years, the question of how Syria will be governed is wide open. A man tries to take a chandelier as people search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

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Russia grants political asylum to ex-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, says Kremlin

Hindustan Times

Russia on Monday said it has granted political asylum to exiled former Syrian president Bashar al Assad, AP reported. Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian president Vladimir Putin decided to offer asylum to Assad, who resigned and fled Syria on Sunday after rebels ended his rule. Assad's regime ended 11 days after rebels carried out a surprise attack, more …

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Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled Syria for over 50 years

Firstpost

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. Here’s a look at how the ousted president and his father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist Syrian refugees hold a banner bearing a picture of President Bashar al-Assad with Arabic writing referring to him as a "pig" in the eastern Lebanese town of Majdel Anjar in …

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How It Happened: 2 Seismic Weeks That Toppled Syria's Government

Huff Post

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 8, 2024. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were pushed out in 2016 after a grueling military campaign by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran. …

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With Bashar al-Assad gone, who is in control of Syria? What happens next?

Firstpost

Syrians are celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime. Ravaged by 13 years of civil war, Syria’s future remains uncertain People stand near a damaged statue of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Qamishli, Syria on Sunday. The rebels led by Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham started …

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Who Is Bashar al-Assad? From Eye Doctor To Controversial Leader Who Had To Flee War-Torn Syria

ABP News

After nearly 14 years of devastating war, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, with rebel forces taking control of the capital Damascus. Russia, an ally, said Sunday Bashar al-Assad has "stepped down" as president of Syria and "left" the country. This was the first official statement after the rebels — Islamist militant group Hayat …

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How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Associated Press

LONDON — Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria crumbled with astonishing speed after insurgents burst out of a rebel-held enclave and converged on the capital, Damascus, taking city after city in a matter of days. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were …

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Syrians Storm Presidential Palace In Damascus, Wander Around And Loot As al-Assad Family Rule Ends — WATCH

ABP News

Syrian opposition fighters have taken control of the presidential palace in Damascus, marking the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year reign and the al-Assad family’s 53-year rule. Videos circulating online showed crowds storming the palace, with one user sharing footage on X, stating, "Syrian rebels are now smashing gilded Assad family portraits in the presidential palace of Damascus." pic.twitter.com/vw7SO4YZ4a — …

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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

In first statement since his ouster, Assad denies 'planned' departure from Syria

Assad's candid photos emerge after ouster, invite ridicule from Syrians

The hunt for the Assad dynasty’s missing billions begins

Rebels took over Damascus quickly, but the uprising has been decades in the making

UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

Syrian rebels torch tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father| Top updates

Tomb of Assad's father set on fire in Syria hometown says AFP report

The swift fall of Syria’s Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule

The Assads’ next chapter: A ‘desert rose’ wife, three preppy children and a life of luxury

Syrian rebels who ousted Assad get support from ex-President's hometown

Assad Resurfaces in Moscow After Syrian Regime Swept Away

A long road ahead to decide Syria’s future after rapid end to Assad’s rule

Russia grants political asylum to ex-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, says Kremlin

Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled Syria for over 50 years

How It Happened: 2 Seismic Weeks That Toppled Syria's Government

With Bashar al-Assad gone, who is in control of Syria? What happens next?

Who Is Bashar al-Assad? From Eye Doctor To Controversial Leader Who Had To Flee War-Torn Syria

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Syrians Storm Presidential Palace In Damascus, Wander Around And Loot As al-Assad Family Rule Ends — WATCH