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In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring
The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage. The first wave of ...
Bashar al-Assad's strategy of chaos
The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN6d
Marwan Hamadeh: Hafez al-Assad Told Us, ‘Forget Bachir Gemayel,' and he Was Assassinated 4 Days Later
For half a century, Lebanon lived under the long rule of the two Assads in Syria. Damascus held Lebanon’s fate in its hands, ...
Anadolu Ajansi8d
INTERVIEW - Lebanon’s Future Movement commemorates ex-Premier Hariri’s legacy, celebrates Assad’s fall
Praising Türkiye’s regional role, Lebanon’s Future Movement secretary-general says: ‘Türkiye has never pursued a divisive ...
Al-Monitor on MSN7d
Syrian forces uncover drugs, weapons in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese border
Syrian forces uncover defunct drug factory in former Hezbollah stronghold near Lebanese border, cracking down on smugglers.
ABC News8d
Lebanon marks 20th anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination amid political shifts
The ousting of Bashar Assad in December after 54 years of family rule in Syria marked the fall of a government long ...
The New York Times23d
What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period. By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon ...
Hafez al-Assad's Syria: Forging a dynasty, at any price
Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was always to have one of his sons succeed him, even if this meant sacrificing ...
AI Alarabiya4d
Lebanon says state should hold monopoly on arms, in indirect jab at Hezbollah
Lebanon’s government also vowed to launch a dialogue over border control and non-interference with new authorities in neighboring Syria, where rebels ousted Hezbollah ally Bashar al-Assad on ...
Hebdo Ahram5d
Lebanon govt says state should hold monopoly on arms
Lebanon's government also vowed to launch a dialogue over border control and non-interference with new authorities in neighbouring Syria, where rebels ousted Hezbollah ally Bashar al-Assad on ...