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Syria’s new Islamic government creates controversy with education overhaul

A planned overhaul of Syria’s education curriculum is spurring concerns about the new government’s assurances that it will rebuild an inclusive society, and leading some to question whether it will seek to impose a conservative Islamic worldview. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Sunni Islamist group that led the assault that toppled the Assad regime, has said it would treat all Syrians …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Yusra Mardini and the power of sport in ‘the next steps’ of Syria’s new era

The Independent

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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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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’

Al Jazeera

Syria’s new rulers have pledged to create special tribunals for those who have “committed crimes against Syrians” under deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the interim government’s spokesman. In an interview with Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid, Obaid Arnaut said a key part of the new government’s mission as they usher in a “new era” is to re-establish people’s …

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1 month ago

Scenes from Syria: The fall of al-Assad in 10 videos

Al Jazeera

Syrians have finally achieved what antigovernment protesters demanded 13 years ago when they first took to the streets to call for the “fall of the regime”. In Latakia, people were filmed riding around on a toppled statue of former President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father who ruled from 1971 till his death in 2000, as it was dragged behind a truck …

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1 month ago

Germany pauses asylum applications for Syrians after al-Assad’s fall

Al Jazeera

As Syrians in Germany hail a new era, Berlin discusses migration with one official suggesting offering people 1,000 euros to return. An official from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees told Der Spiegel news magazine on Monday that the move was taken in light of the unclear and unpredictable political situation in Syria, which would place asylum decisions “on …

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1 month ago

What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?

CNN

CNN — The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. A new rebel coalition, led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a surprise attack and took control of Syria’s largest city Aleppo on November 30, a seismic move that met little resistance from the Syrian army. Syria’s rebel coalition is a new …

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1 month ago

How Bashar al-Assad went from London doctor to Syria’s monstrous dictator

The Independent

It’s a safe bet that Bashar al-Assad will be judged by future historians to be among a handful of the most monstrous and murderous of 21st-century dictators. In fact, Assad, whose family was part of the Alawite sub-sect of Shia Islam, which had dominated Syria since the 1960s despite representing only 10 per cent of the country’s Sunni-majority population, quite …

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1 month ago

Syria News Highlights: Transitional PM named till March 1, new rulers plan shift to ‘free-market economy’

Live Mint

Syria Civil War Live Updates: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country of Syria ending a fifty year regime. Syria War Live: Meet leaders who fled their countries amid uprising Syria War Live: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left for an unknown destination, as reported by Reuters citing officials. Syria War Live: Syrian opposition declares ‘start …

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1 month ago

The cauldron of the Middle East is roiling with a fury unseen in years. Left unchecked, it spells chaos for us all, writes MARK ALMOND

Daily Mail

Amid the chaos of Syria’s civil war, which has exploded back on to the global stage in the past week, there remains a chilling truth. Pictured: An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo First, I fear that the terrifying rise of Islamist rebels in Syria is a second coming of Islamic State – …

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Syria’s new Islamic government creates controversy with education overhaul

Yusra Mardini and the power of sport in ‘the next steps’ of Syria’s new era

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

Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’

Scenes from Syria: The fall of al-Assad in 10 videos

Germany pauses asylum applications for Syrians after al-Assad’s fall

What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?

How Bashar al-Assad went from London doctor to Syria’s monstrous dictator

Syria News Highlights: Transitional PM named till March 1, new rulers plan shift to ‘free-market economy’

The cauldron of the Middle East is roiling with a fury unseen in years. Left unchecked, it spells chaos for us all, writes MARK ALMOND