Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him Israel has been pounding what it says are military sites in Syria after the dramatic collapse of Assad’s rule, wiping out air defenses and most of the arsenal of the Syrian army. World 16 Dec, 2024
Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad's inner circle and where are they now? For more than five decades, the Assad family has ruled Syria with an iron grip, locking up those who dared question their power in the country's notorious prisons, World 15 Dec, 2024
How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria's government Opposition forces swept across the country and entered Damascus with little or no resistance as the Syrian army melted away. World 09 Dec, 2024
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad? In recent days, the insurgency even dropped his nom de guerre and began referring to him by his real name, Ahmad al-Sharaa. World 08 Dec, 2024
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule The rebels mainly come from the Sunni Muslim majority in Syria, which also has sizable Druze, Christian and Kurdish communities. World 08 Dec, 2024
The fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty As the uprising spiraled into a civil war, millions of Syrians fled to Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon and on to Europe. World 08 Dec, 2024
Syrian government falls to fast-moving rebels, ending 50 years of iron rule by the Assad family The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate the end of the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule. World 08 Dec, 2024
Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all land border crossings with Syria Lebanon’s General Security Directorate said Friday the country is closing all land border crossing with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus. World 06 Dec, 2024
Syrian insurgents capture central city of Hama in another blow to Syrian president Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the renewed fighting, which began with the surprise opposition offensive Nov. 27. World 05 Dec, 2024
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. World 11 Nov, 2024
Israeli strike on mosque kills 19 as it bombards northern Gaza and southern Beirut An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Beirut in its widening war on Iran-allied militant groups across the region. World 06 Oct, 2024
Palestinian officials say 32 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Gaza Israeli strikes killed at least 32 people in southern Gaza overnight as the military launched ground operations in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday. Business 02 Oct, 2024
