Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president
The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim ...
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Will Iran and Russia’s Growing Partnership Go Nuclear?
Nicole Grajewski is a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an Associate ...
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Until Israel’s Siege and Occupation End, Every Palestinian Remains a Hostage
Nothing we’ve heard so far from the Israeli state gives confidence that the agreement will last past the first phase.
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Syria and Lebanon: A Smooth Foreign Phase and a Blocked Domestic Phase
It seems that the Syrian and Lebanese people’s way out of their ordeal is of two phases. The first, which is now nearing its end, is the phase of foreign (Iranian and, in Syria’s case, Russia as well) ...
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Lebanon: How Israel, Hezbollah, and Regional Powers Are Shaping Its Future
An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, ...
Assad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision
But such research was conducted while Assad was still in power, and it has only been several weeks since Assad fell. As a ...
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Syria’s Spiral: The Rise, Reign, and Ruin of Bashar al-Assad Amid the Arab Spring’s Echoes
Syria gained independence in 1946 from a joint French and British occupation, but the subsequent political ... a political party with a powerful militia based in southern Lebanon, joined the Syrian ...
Israel’s Cease-Fire in Gaza Overcomes Snag but Appears Fragile in Lebanon
Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, a group that was founded to ...
Israel Appears Poised to Keep Its Troops in Lebanon Beyond Deadline
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but Israel says that Hezbollah hasn’t upheld its promise and ...
Live briefing: U.S. calls for Lebanon ceasefire extension after Israel says IDF won’t withdraw by deadline
Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon past the 60-day withdrawal deadline set by the ceasefire agreement with the ...
Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to ...