Tag: Bashar al-
Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies
Britain on Thursday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on several Syrian government agencies during the rule of the now-deposed president, Bashar al-Assad,...
Assad Defaced: Syrians Destroy a Dictator’s Icons
As the rebels swept across Syria, symbols that had once seemed omnipresent collapsed.In Aleppo, a statue of one of Mr. al-Assad’s brothers, Bassel...
Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of the longtime president, Bashar al-Assad,...
Syrians Wake Up to a New Government
Syrians on Sunday were digesting the overnight announcement of a caretaker government that will be in power for the next five years, accepting...
Syria’s Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad
Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announced late Saturday the formation of a caretaker government that will lead the country through a crucial transition...
Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia
Syria’s interim government is bringing together people from the country’s many religions and sects for a two-day national dialogue that began on Monday.What...
U.S. Waives Aid Funding Freeze at Syrian Camp Holding ISIS Fighters
President Trump’s administration has temporarily exempted from its funding freeze a U.S. contractor supporting the police inside a Syrian desert camp that holds...
Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at...
In the Syrian capital, Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, was...
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad is Declared Syria’s President
The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over...
How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into...
One early evening in December, the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled his country as rebel forces advanced on Damascus. In France, three days...
