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Ahmad al-Sharaa toppled Assad. But is Syria headed toward democracy, or did it trade one dictator for another?

The agreement was reached after weeks of talks between Israel and Turkey in Baku that began in April, mediated by the Azerbaijani government.

Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s flamboyant tyrant, was flushed from a drainpipe and lynched by his own citizens. Thank you for ...

The European Union’s top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the ...

"I think both countries can mutually benefit in this new era," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser told Newsweek.

The US consider transferring up to 1 million Palestinians to Libya, but the plan finds resistance and many obstacles The Trump government is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 ...

The European Union is expected to follow US President Donald Trump's lead by announcing the lifting of sanctions on Syria. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ahead of a meeting she will be ...

For weeks, Ziad Abu al-Dahab has been training for gold at an equestrian tournament near Damascus -- in a sport once ...

A statue of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's late brother, Bassel, still stands outside the Dimas equestrian club near Damascus ...

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria ...