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          Bashar Al Assad

          The training base was part of what Syrian rebels called Hezbollah’s “security square”, in Al Qusayr on the Lebanon-Syria border. Photo: Lizzie Porter / The National

          Inside the abandoned Hezbollah training base in Syria's Al Qusayr

          MENADecember 21, 2024
          The head of the UN-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Paulo Pinheiro said the most important thing in documenting human rights abuses in Syria was 'to protect the civilians'. EPA

          Syria Commission chief on his 13 years of documenting human rights abuses

          USDecember 20, 2024
          Ahmad Al Shara, Syria's de facto leader is seeking international recognition after leading a blitz that toppled Bashar Al Assad's regime. AFP

          US removes HTS leader's $10m bounty after diplomats visit Damascus

          USDecember 20, 2024
          Syrians wait with their belongings at the Masnaa border crossing as they prepare to enter Lebanon. EPA

          Syrian army generals and security officers fled to Lebanon, sources say

          MENADecember 20, 2024
          Syrian composer Samih Choukeir sings his song Ya Haif (What a Shame) at a rally in Paris celebrating the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad. EPA

          For Syrian exiles, this sliver of liberty feels monumental

          CommentDecember 20, 2024
          Hundreds of people protested in central Damascus on Thursday, calling for democracy and women’s rights. AP

          UN chief Guterres demands halt to Israeli operations in Syria

          MENADecember 19, 2024
          Hassan Al Alloush on a deserted street in the eastern half of Aleppo, Syria's main industrial city. Lizzie Porter / The National

          Battered and neglected eastern Aleppo struggles to find hope after Assad's fall

          MENADecember 19, 2024
          Life in Syria is gradually returning to normal, but the future of the country's government remains uncertain. Reuters

          Syria needs an interim constitution quickly to ensure its institutions are not lost

          CommentDecember 16, 2024
          Former Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad's regime has been overthrown by rebels led by Hayat tahrir Al Sham. AP

          In full: Former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad's first comments since fall of regime

          MENADecember 16, 2024
          A Syrian man works at a makeshift refinery near Al Bab, Aleppo province in 2022. During the war, oil was refined in primitive and polluting local centres. AFP

          What will happen to Syrian oil after Assad?

          EnergyDecember 16, 2024
          Vehicles wait to enter Syria from Jordan through the Nasib border crossing into the southern Syrian province of Deraa in November 2018. AFP

          Syrian rebels send troops to borders with Jordan and Lebanon

          MENADecember 15, 2024
          The pills were hidden inside fake fruits and electrical devices. Photo: Matt Kynaston/The National

          Inside Assad's multi-billion dollar Captagon factories

          MENADecember 15, 2024
          A woman gestures as she waits outside the Turkish Embassy, after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 14, 2024. REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh

          Turkey is not alone in wanting to shape Syria's destiny

          CommentDecember 15, 2024
          Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem expressed ambivalence towards Syria's future after the fall of the Assad regime, emphasising the Syrian people's right to choose leaders. Reuters

          Hezbollah softens tone towards new Syrian rulers after fall of ally Assad

          MENADecember 15, 2024
          Landmine clearances being carried out by Halo in Syria. Photo: Halo Trust

          Syrians face death and injury from mines as they return home

          UKDecember 15, 2024
          A woman washes a child at a camp for displaced people near Sarmada in Syria's Idlib province. AFP

          UN warns Syrians face 'dire' humanitarian situation

          MENADecember 14, 2024