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World leaders react to overthrow of Syrian government

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Middle East

No longer a terrorist group? UK may reconsider HTS’s status after ousting Assad

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Middle East

Explainer | Assad’s fall: 2 seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

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US-China relations

Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi

President-elect says in an NBC interview aired Sunday that he had an exchange with Xi last week.

9 Dec 2024 - 7:51AM

Ukrainian civilians take part in military training on a shooting range in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Joe Biden

Biden says Assad’s fall a ‘fundamental act of justice’, but ‘a moment of risk’

The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East.

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Middle East

Syria’s Assad in Moscow after deal on military bases: Russian state media

Bashar al-Assad and family granted asylum in Russia after his regime was toppled in a lightning rebel advance.

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Middle East

In Syria, bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad’s jails flung open

Prisons thrown open across Syria as President Bashar al-Assad’s ruling dynasty ends.

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Syrian regime soldiers are led by rebel soldiers as people look on in Homs, Syria. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

Israel calls Syria its fourth front after rushing troops to the Golan

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘central link in Iran’s axis of evil’ has fallen in Syria.

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Middle East

Damascus celebrates Assad’s fall as rebels take Syria’s capital

Syria’s capital woke up to cheering in celebration of the fall of President Assad, after rebels said they toppled the long-time ruler.

9 Dec 2024 - 8:31AM

Middle East

Syria rebels say they control Homs, are advancing on capital Damascus

President Assad’s 24-year rule is dangling by a thread, with one US official saying he could be ousted in the coming week.

8 Dec 2024 - 7:52AM

A rebel fighter sits on the back of a vehicle in the Homs countryside on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Opinion | China’s Middle East strategy falters as Aleppo falls to rebel forces

While China has invested in Syria’s reconstruction and seeks to expand its regional presence, the renewed violence has put its ambitions on hold.

7 Dec 2024 - 12:30PM

A portrait of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and a national flag are seen in a dumpster following the take-over of the Kweyris military airfield by rebel groups. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Syria rebels claim to reach city of Daraa, as they seek to topple Assad

Daraa was the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and would be the fourth city his forces have lost in a week.

7 Dec 2024 - 8:14PM

China-Middle East relations

Chinese embassy in Syria urges citizens to evacuate as civil war reignites

The warning comes as rebels, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, capture major cities Aleppo and Hama.

6 Dec 2024 - 6:51PM

Middle East

Why rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a brutal history, matters

Islamist-led rebels have captured Hama, a city strategically located between Aleppo and President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power in Damascus.

6 Dec 2024 - 2:09PM

A billboard bearing a picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and a national flag that were torn by anti-government fighters in the northern city of Aleppo. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Syrian rebels capture city of Hama in fresh blow to President Assad

Hama is critical to the control of major towns as Syrian rebels stage rapid advances.

6 Dec 2024 - 11:59AM

A multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against regime forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria’s west-central city of Hama. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Who is the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?

Abu Mohammed al-Golani is leading rebels in a stunning offensive that has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus.

4 Dec 2024 - 3:04PM

Middle East

Russia’s UN ambassador accuses Ukraine of aiding Syria rebels

Russian envoy claims an ‘identifiable trail’ links Ukraine GUR military intelligence service to rebel fighters.

5 Dec 2024 - 1:34PM

Middle East

Syrian forces and rebels battle near Hama city as civil war reignites

Rebels try to advance on Syria’s fourth-largest city after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

4 Dec 2024 - 7:43PM

Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized military armoured vehicle on the outskirts of Hama, Syria, on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Middle East

Syrian conflict escalates as US-backed forces clash with Assad’s troops

The clashes come after rebel advances in Aleppo and Hama, highlighting the volatile situation in the region.

3 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM

Middle East

‘More of this can come’: what Syria attack means for Middle East power balance

Turkey and Israel’s ‘uncoordinated battle’ has raised questions about Iran and Russia’s ability to rescue Assad and his regime, analysts say.

2 Dec 2024 - 10:35PMvideocam

Middle East

Syrian rebels seize most of Aleppo, Russian air strikes have ‘limited utility’

The attack by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marks the most significant challenge in years to President Bashar al-Assad.

30 Nov 2024 - 8:31PM

Fighters fire at Syrian Army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on Friday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant and a Hamas leader

The action by the International Criminal Court came as the death toll from Israel’s campaign in Gaza passed 44,000 people.

22 Nov 2024 - 1:08PMvideocam

A man mourns holding the body of a child, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in Gaza. Photo: AFP

Middle East

US voices alarm to Israel over settler violence in West Bank

US State Department spokesman pointed to West Bank settlers’ torching of cars, attacks on homes and the killing of Palestinians’ livestock.

5 Nov 2024 - 10:03AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing Syrian connected to Iran

Israeli military said the operation that captured a Syrian spy for Iran took place ‘in recent months’.

4 Nov 2024 - 9:18AM

Israel-Gaza war

Hezbollah finance chief killed in Syria, Israel army says

Commander was the head of Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, which was responsible for funding through Iranian oil sales.

22 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM

On Monday, Syria’s defence ministry announced the death of two people in a strike attributed to Israel and targeting a car in Damascus. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least 16, Syrian state media says

A strike targeted a scientific research centre, destroying ‘buildings and military centres’, war monitor says.

9 Sep 2024 - 7:56PM

An Israeli fighter jet near the Lebanon-Israel border on August 25. Israel has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment in Syria. Photo: EPA-EFE

Music

Meet Ghaliaa Chaker, a hijab-wearing singer out to inspire others like her

Ghaliaa Chaker is part of an all-girl biker group, sings mostly in Arabic, has 439,000 followers on Instagram – and she performs in a hijab.

9 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

Middle East

Turkey, Russia resume patrols in Syria as Ankara seeks reconciliation with Syria

Ankara seeks to reconcile with Assad after nearly a year’s break in Turkey and Russia’s joint patrols on the Syrian side of the border.

24 Aug 2024 - 6:58PM

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Syria

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Syria. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Damascus

Head of State

President Bashar al-Assad

Head of Government

Prime Minister Hussein Arnous

last updated:

29 November, 2024