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.
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Middle East latest: Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 8 hostages
Israel is releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for five Thai and three Israeli hostages who Hamas freed from Gaza hours earlier. Thursday’s prisoner-for-hostage swap marked the third round ...
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Thani visited Damascus on Thursday, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the Dec. 8 fall of ...
Middle East latest: Militants in Gaza release 8 Thai and Israeli hostages
Militants in the Gaza Strip released eight hostages on Thursday, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as ...
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...
What Syria’s Secret Police Saw as the Regime Crumbled
Hastily abandoned documents show how the fallen government’s vast intelligence apparatus struggled to comprehend and stop the ...