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Anyone who advocates for justice in Turkey is faced with the state’s relentless crackdown on freedom. In the past few months alone, several pro-Kurdish elected mayors have been removed from their posts, and a four-day film festival in Istanbul was cancelled in protest at a ban on showing Queer, a…

It comes as Britain says collapse of Assad is humiliation for Iran and Russia but doesn’t guarantee peace. Israel bombs chemical weapons facilities over fears of dangerous power vacuum

When I was buying coffee at a cafe owned by a Syrian man in the UK on Sunday, I asked him what he made of the news that longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad had been ousted from power. He responded optimistically that he and the 7 million Syrians that had fled…

The speed with which the Assad dictatorship was overthrown has taken most external observers by surprise, including agencies from Russia, Iran, America, Britain and France. Those in the know were closer to the scene of the action – Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia – to name but three.

Syria's post-rebel takeover: government operations, airstrikes, and regional power shifts. International community watches closely.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels free prisoners of the former president, Bashar al-Assad, who has fled to Russia

Iranian officials express concerns about potential regional conflicts post-Assad regime collapse in Syria.

The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over.

Turkey's Foreign Minister emphasizes international support for Syrian people post-Assad. Calls for caution to prevent destabilization and highlights need f...