Syria, Assad

Italy’s foreign minister heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he would travel to Syria on Friday to encourage the country's transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, and appealed on Europe to review its sanctions on Damascus now that the political situation has changed.
Security and Sanctions in Post-Assad Syria
The dramatic collapse of the Assad government should clear the way for desperately needed reforms to the U.S. sanctions regime.
Calls for 'Political New Beginning' With Post-Assad Syria
The visit by European ministers symbolizes a significant shift in international diplomacy following years of strained relations between Europe and Syria.
Italian FM says Europe should review sanctions on Syria
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, and said Europe should review its sanctions on Damascus now that the political situation has changed.
Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents

Syria, Turkey

Iran, Syria

A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
A former aide to Syria's deposed President Bashar Assad described how he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Syria’s main airport
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed at the Damascus ...
PBS1d
Syria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad
As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia ...
Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new ...
AP PHOTOS: Syria’s new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad’s loyalists
Syria’s new security forces have deployed in tanks in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers ...
Inside Assad's forces' vast tunnels revealed under Syria's Mount Qasioun
Underneath Mount Qasioun, the highest point overlooking Damascus, is a network of tunnels over 12 square kilometres allegedly ...
The Big Issue4h
'Dictators die, the people live on': What Syria's revolution means for those who fled Assad's regime
Those who have fled their home country of Syria to settle in Britain reflect on the aftermath of the events of the fall of ...
Putin 'Stopped Taking Calls' From Bashar al-Assad Before Coup: Report
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.