What to know about the Muslim Brotherhood after the US terrorist designation

The Trump administration has designated the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist ...
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Bashar al-Assad disappears of Syrian banknotes as country brings in new currency

More than a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, images of the former dictator persist throughout Syria, not least on the country's banknotes. On December 30, the country's current president Ahmed ...
The Diplomat

China’s Quiet Stake in Post-Assad Syria

In mid-November 2025, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani arrived in Beijing for his first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. A joint statement after the visit reaffirmed respect ...
Reuters

Syrians emptied Assad’s prisons. They’re filling up again, and abuse is rife

The first wave of detentions in the new Syria came almost immediately – just after victorious rebels flung open the doors of Bashar al-Assad’s notorious prisons. As ordinary Syrians stormed detention ...
The New York Times

For Fallen Syrian Dictator Assad and Family, an Exile of Luxury and Impunity

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...
GCN

Syria commemorates the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government

It has been a year since Syria commemorated the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government, a major milestone after 14 years and a new era following years of civil war and dictatorial governance. The ...
Newsweek

Shunned by Putin, Syria’s Ex-Dictator Lives in Isolation

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in near-isolation in Russia, sidelined by President Vladimir Putin, one year after fleeing Syria following the collapse of his rule, according to a ...
Rolling Stone

How to Watch The CW’s New Taylor Swift Documentary Online

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Fubo also carries The CW for a Taylor stream when it airs ...
Wall Street Journal

The Hunt for Assad’s Brutal Enforcer

DAMASCUS, Syria—During 13 years of revolution and war, the Syrian dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad set a high water mark for cruelty in the 21st century, disappearing tens of thousands of ...
Forbes

A Year After Assad’s Fall, Russia Preserves Syrian Energy Influence

Extensive Russian influence in Syria goes back to the Soviet era and survived the collapse of the USSR and the end of communism. It appears that now Russian influence in Syria has survived the fall of ...
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One year after the fall of al-Assad, a reporter returns to Damascus

Damascus, Syria – On the morning of December 5, 2025, a taxi drove me across the Lebanon-Syria border. This time was different from my first trip across, in the early hours of December 9, 2024, just a ...
Al-Monitor

In first, Syria approves restoration of Jewish property, synagogues

The new Jewish Heritage in Syria Foundation will work to return Jewish property to the community with the aim of rejuvenating Jewish life in the country as the new administration in Damascus looks to ...