CAIRO — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print So far, Syria’s transition has been surprisingly smooth. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook …
Syria News: For almost four decades, Moammar Ali has been on a relentless search for his older brother, Ali Hassan al-Ali, who disappeared in 1986. Thousands of Prisoners Released Amid Shifting Alliances in Syria Ali Hassan’s release was part of a broader shift in Syria’s north, where forces led by the Islamist group Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham made significant territorial gains. …
BEIRUT — Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015, because of his deteriorating health, officials said Monday. According to two Lebanese judicial officials, Libya’s prosecutor general Al-Sediq al-Sour, sent a request earlier this month to his Lebanese counterpart, Ghassan Oueidat, regarding Hannibal Gadhafi. …
Today in history: On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in World War II, fulfilling a promise he made after being ordered to evacuate the country two years prior by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. William D. Ruckelshaus resigned as deputy attorney general, Saturday, Oct. 20, 1973 in Washington after President Nixon …
