Role of Russia in Ankara-Damascus Rapprochement
2 mins read by Hafsa Akram Moscow is promoting renegotiating the 1998 Adana Agreement between Ankara and Damascus. Following the remarks of Turkish
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Syria’s election holds few surprises after years of war
4 mins read Amman (Reuters) – Campaign posters for Bashar al-Assad line the streets of Damascus, alongside those for two obscure rivals, but
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Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors
3 mins read Reuters Campaigners have hailed the process in Germany as a first step toward justice for thousands of Syrians… Should former
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White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
2 mins read Washington (Reuters) – A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government
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Bashar al-Assad — profile of a Mass Murderer
20 mins read by Annia Ciezadlo They call him (Bashar) donkey, giraffe, taweel wa habeel—a Levantine putdown for a big, bumbling doofus. Diplomats, analysts,
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