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Syrian rebels and people stormed Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace in Damascus on Sunday as they seized control of the capital in a rapid offensive, marking the end of the al-Assad family’s 54-year rule over the Arab Republic. Visuals showed men, women, and children peeking into Assad’s bedrooms and official cabins, wandering through the 31,500-square-metre Al-Rawda Presidential Palace and its sprawling …

Syrians across the Middle East celebrate the fall of the al-Assad regime and express hope to return to their homeland. “We’re from Deir Az Zor,” al-Abed said, adding: “Free Deir Az Zor, write it down like that!” A man from south Lebanon buying breakfast from a kaak vendor shouted over: “Who will rule you now? “Khalas!” The three young men …

Syrian opposition fighters remove a government Syrian flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria Syria, Saturday Dec. 7, 2024. Ghaith Alsayed via AP DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and …

Wailing supporters of Hezbollah have taken to the streets around the world to grieve and condemn Israel following news of the death of leader Hassan Nasrallah. A group gather carrying Nasrallah's poster and chanting slogans in Beirut on Saturday Women demonstrate with pictures of the late Hezbollah leader in Palestine Square, Tehran A woman reacts to the news of the …

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It was 50 years ago, on 6 October, and I was a nine-year-old boy running around in the New Haven synagogue in Connecticut where my father was the rabbi when I came upon a group of men huddled in a corner. open image in gallery Israel’s defence minister Moshe Dayan at the battlefront during the Yom Kippur war It took …

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten, and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said on Monday. The treatment of migrants living in Turkey under temporary protection is a breach of international law, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report. Human Rights Watch said deported …

ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday. Human Rights Watch said deported Syrians told researchers that Turkish officials arrested them in their homes, workplaces and on the street. “In violation of international law Turkish authorities have …

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus police have arrested five Syrians on suspicion of people trafficking after a police patrol boat plucked them and 32 of their countrymen from the sea when their rickety boats sank close to the island’s southeastern tip. Police say the five men aged 46-53 face numerous charges including helping third-country citizens to illegally enter Cyprus for financial …

Continuing war and lack of opportunities and hope drive some in opposition-held areas of Syria to take their own lives. “People in northern Syria face conditions such as displacement, losing their homes, living in camps where they lose their privacy, as well as unemployment, poverty and an inability to adapt to the difficult conditions,” Abdul Hayy said. “Young Syrians see …

Analysts say Moscow has been recruiting Syrian fighters through its mercenary network and local groups. The US Pentagon said it has seen indicators that the Wagner Group has been recruiting fighters from Syria, Libya, and other countries with a goal to deploy “a thousand or so” in the eastern province. Recruitment centres A fighter in Homs with the recently disbanded …

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Unrest breaks out in Ankara after a Turkish national was stabbed to death in a fight between locals and migrants. The Turkish police have detained dozens of people after a mob of angry men smashed up shops and cars believed to be belonging to Syrian migrants in the capital Ankara amid growing anti-migrant sentiments in the country that hosts 3.6 …

Court ruling is the first in the world related to the brutal repression of protesters by the Syrian government. A former Syrian intelligence service agent was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity in the world’s first court case over state- Eyad al-Gharib, 44, was convicted on Wednesday of being an accomplice to crimes against …