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The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...
Syria's new Islamist rulers to roll back state with privatizations, public sector layoffs
Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of ...
Syrian Rebels Name New President and Dissolve Constitution
The Syrian rebel group that ousted Bashar al-Assad last month dissolved parliament, dismantled the country’s armed apparatus ...
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...
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Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
(AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) Ammunition that belonged to the the Assad government sits in a pile at a military headquarters, in ...
HTS rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa becomes interim President of Syria. Will he unite rebel factions?
After an hour-long meeting among the Syrian rebel groups, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was appointed as ...
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UAE, Saudi Arabia congratulate Sharaa as Jordan resumes Syria flights
Arab leaders have warmly welcomed Ahmed al-Sharaa as Syria's interim president, with close allies of his deposed predecessor ...
Sharaa vows to pursue criminals as Syria's transitional president
In a pre-recorded speech, Sharaa vowed to "pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes", whether they were in Syria or abroad, and to establish "real transitional ...
Leader of rebels who toppled Syria's Assad is named country's interim president
Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.