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Lebanon's UN refugee agency chief hopes at least 200,000 Syrian refugees return under new plan
The UN refugee agency in Lebanon hopes that 200,000 Syrian refugees will return to Syria by the end of the year under a new government-backed plan ...
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Russia, Syria to deepen ties, review longstanding Assad-era agreements
Russia and Syria signaled Thursday they would bolster ties and review agreements made under the previous pro-Moscow ...
Syrian Sectarian Strife Jeopardizes Post-Assad Transition
Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s ...
Syria to hold parliamentary ballot in September as first elections since Assad’s removal
Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organizing the election process told ...
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In the Golan Heights, Druze are loyal to Syria. But that loyalty is now severely tested
Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the ...
Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since the fall of al-Assad
The announcement comes amid mounting unrest, particularly after deadly clashes erupted in Suwayda province between Bedouin ...
French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks
France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of ...
Inside Syria’s struggles: Jonathan Spyer on conflict, Israel’s strategy, and reintegration
In a conversation with Jonathan Spyer, expert on Syria, we explore the latest flare-ups of violence, Israel's strategic role, and the challenges of reintegrating a fractured nation.
France's highest court upholds some of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's legal protections
The Cour de Cassation upheld Assad’s head-of-state immunity, but added that since he is no longer in office, “new arrest ...