A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership.
The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.
Sanctions, instability and external meddling are still problems for Ahmed al-Sharaa, one year after Assad’s fallDdivided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violenceThe fall of the house of Assad – in picturesIf ubiquity and handshakes were the only mea…
On 8 December 2024, Islamist-led rebels took over the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Ba’ath rule in SyriaA year after fall of Assad, a divided Syria struggles to escape cycl…
A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.
While country’s return to global stage has filled many Syrians with pride, domestically old grievances threaten efforts to rebuild the stateAnniversary of the fall of house of Assad in Syria – in picturesLying in bed recovering after his latest surgery…
Concerns over recording of meetings at coordination centre excluding Palestinians that was set up to provide support for Trump’s Gaza planIsraeli operatives are conducting widespread surveillance of US forces and allies stationed at a new US base in th…
As bombs fell on the capital, a Bengal tiger was left all alone – until a US marine shot it. Rajiv Joseph explains why he brought the beast back from the dead for his Pulitzer-nominated dramaA play that dramatises the thoughts of a tiger on the bombed-…
STC troops now control all eight governorates, a major setback for Emirates’ regional rival Saudi ArabiaThe United Arab Emirates-backed military leadership in South Yemen has seized power across the whole of the south of the country, a move that opens …
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds fake agencies using the social media platform to dupe Kenyans into paying for nonexistent jobs in EuropeLilian, a 35-year-old Kenyan living in Qatar, was scrolling on TikTok in April when she saw posts from a rec…