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Fighters of the ruling Syrian sit in a vehicle, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Middle East

Syria's new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area

The violence in Tartous province, part of the coastal region that is home to many members of Assad's Alawite sect, has marked the deadliest challenge yet to the Sunni Islamist-led authorities...

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with former rebel faction chiefs, as he reached an agreement with them to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the Defence Ministry, according to a statement from the new administration, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout image released on 24 December 2024. Photo: Reuters
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Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Christians attend a Christmas mass at the Lady of Damascus church, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 24, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Middle East

Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with former rebel faction chiefs, as he reached an agreement with them to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the Defence Ministry, according to a statement from the new administration, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout image released on December 24, 2024. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

A child holds a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers, as people gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad/ File Photo
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Syria's new foreign minister tells Iran not to spread chaos in Syria

The protests erupted after a video spread on social media showing hooded fighters setting fire to a Christmas tree in the Christian-majority town of Suqaylabiyah, near Hama. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Protests erupt in Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned

A rebel fighter poses in front of an abandoned tank in the town of Adra on the northeast outskirts of Damascus. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband

Women hold Women's Protection Units (YPJ) flags during a rally demanding the new Islamist rulers in Damascus respect women's rights and condemn Turkish-backed military campaigns in Kurdish-led regions of the north, in the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria, December 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
Middle East

Women rally for equal rights in Syria after Assad's fall to Islamists

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma arrive for a dinner at the Petit Palais, after attending Paris' Union for the Mediterranean founding summit on July 13, 2008 in Paris. Photo: AFP/Hindustan Times
World+Biz

Wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad applies for divorce: Reports

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and his son Taymur Jumblatt meet with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Middle East

Syria's de facto ruler reassures minorities, meets Lebanese Druze leader

A border fence along the Syria-Israel buffer zone near Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, on Dec. 19. Photo: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
Middle East

Israel and Turkey shape a new Syria from their borderlands

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan holds a press conference with other Arab and EU foreign policy leaders following a meeting discussing developments in Syria after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Aqaba, Jordan December 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni/File Photo
Europe

Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue: minister

Ahmed al-Sharaa, Murhaf Abu Qasra, Damascus, December 21, 2024. Photo: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Syria's new rulers name HTS commander as defence minister