Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia
From exile in Moscow, ex-intel chief Kamal Hassan and Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf are spending millions in competing efforts to build fighting forces to lead a revolt along Syria’s coast. The ...
New York Post
Former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad nearly dies from suspected poisoning while hiding out in Russia
Exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was hospitalized recently after being poisoned while hiding out in Russia, according to a human rights watchdog. al-Assad, a longtime ally of Russian President ...
Washington Examiner
Syria’s Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow, but Assad haunts event from the shadows
Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa touched down Wednesday in Moscow, the same city in which the dictator he overthrew now lives in protected luxury. Sharaa was in Russia to meet with President Vladimir ...
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Syria's Sharaa to meet Russia's Putin on Wednesday, Syrian state news agency reports
CAIRO (Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday, marking his first visit to ...
The New York Times
Putin Welcomes the New Syrian Leader While Still Harboring the Old One
The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds. By Paul Sonne Reporting from Berlin ...
World Politics Review
Sharaa Says Syria Will Honor Agreements With Russia
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Israeli strikes left Syria ‘stunned’ and makes normalization ‘difficult,’ Syrian foreign minister says
(CNN) — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told CNN Israeli strikes on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime “stunned” his country making discussions about normalization “difficult.” In an ...
The New York Times
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected. Credit... Supported by By ...