What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a ...
Gabbard sheds light on Assad visit, expresses shock intelligence community showed no interest at the time
DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard provided additional details on her meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017, while ...
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.
Tulsi Gabbard defends ‘good judgment’ on Bashar al-Assad meeting, refuses to call Edward Snowden ‘traitor’ during hearing before skeptical GOPers
Aspiring spy boss Tulsi Gabbard defended most of her controversial foreign policy takes during a lively Senate hearing ...
Questions over Edward Snowden, Bashar Assad Dominate Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing
Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday faced a Senate committee concerned that her questionable meetings with a former dictator and glowing comments of current ones would undermine U.S. security interests if she ...
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Middle East latest: Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 8 hostages
Israel is releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for five Thai and three Israeli hostages who Hamas freed from Gaza hours earlier. Thursday’s prisoner-for-hostage swap marked the third round ...
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Bashar al-Assad
As in Venezuela, North Korea, and Russia, deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s regime was such a case, characterized by centralized control, suppression of dissent, and a reliance on a powerful ...