Category: Middle East
Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Damascus, Syria, December 1, 2024. SANA/Handout via REUTE [...]
Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections
Rebel fighters gather in Homs after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule [...]
Russia Urges Citizens to Leave Syria Amid Escalating Violence
Russia has urged its nationals to leave Syria amid escalating violence and political instability. This comes as armed opposition forces gain ground a [...]
Rebels’ capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey
People queue as they wait to fuel up at a gas station, after rebels took the main northern city of Aleppo and have since pushed south from their [...]
Syrian rebels advance close to Hama city, piling pressure on Assad and his allies
Smoke billows near residential buildings in a picture taken from a drone in Aleppo, Syria December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Syrian Rebe [...]
Renewed Violence in Syria: Rebel Offensive Threatens Assad’s Control
After years of a relative stalemate, a rebel offensive near Aleppo has reignited violence in Syria, jeopardizing the fragile peace established since [...]
Iran, Russia foreign ministers say they support Syria in confronting rebels, Iran state media reports
A car is parked near a ripped poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, after rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reache [...]
Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, army says dozens of soldiers killed
Syrian opposition fighters stand in front of University of Aleppo, after rebels opposed to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said they had reache [...]
Iran, Europeans test diplomacy with Trump term looming
Then Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi speaks to the media outside Security Council chambers at the U.N. headquarters [...]
At least 40 dead in Gaza, medics say, as Israeli tanks pull back from camp
Palestinian women look out from inside a destroyed building after Israeli forces withdrew from a part of Nuseirat, following a ground operation a [...]