The Latest Breaking News from Bashar alAssad

Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers

Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani appointed foreign minister, and Murhaf Abu Qasra named defence minister.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2024

The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval

Iran’s leader has emphasised that resistance cannot be broken through military strikes and political plots.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2024

Middle East crisis: 14 injured after Israel fails to intercept missile from Yemen – as it happened

Missile fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area leaving 14 people with minor injuries; attack comes days after Israel launched deadly strikes on Yemen

The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2024

‘How do we live in this terrible world?’ a reader asked me. Here’s the only answer I have

From the bloodshed in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza to the return of Trump, there are so many reasons to despair. But a little deliberate optimism can go a long way, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

Syria has always been an Israeli obsession. Now it has unexpectedly given Netanyahu his coveted image of victory

Faced with the devastation in Gaza, Israelis tend to look away. The victories after the fall of Assad are a far easier focus, says Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

Iran scrambles to build ties with Syrian leaders as regional influence wanes

Loss of authority in Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad adds to domestic and international crises facing Iranian leaders

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

Middle East crisis: mediators push on with Gaza ceasefire talks amid fresh strikes – as it happened

Talks in Egypt and Qatar are focused on forging a deal to pause the 14-month-old war and release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2024

Inside Aleppo, the city Assad left to rot as a lesson in the price of rising up

A decade on from the Guardian’s last visit, it is clear war has ripped the city apart – but there are signs of positive change

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared

Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2024

The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains

The collapse of the Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 marked a historic moment in the Middle East. It still remains to be fully understood how the rebel coalition — a diverse assembly of political and ideological groups backed by regional powers — swiftly overpowered government…

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2024