UPI

Analysis: Syria-Lebanon ties tested by alleged Assad loyalists' plots

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 16 (UPI) --Lebanon and Syria have been working to turn the page on decades of mistrust and tense ties since the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad in December 2024. But the ...
Seattle Times

Lebanon arrests Syrian citizen suspected of funding pro-Assad fighters

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities have arrested a Syrian citizen who is suspected of sending money to fighters loyal to former Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria, judicial officials said ...
The Hill

Justice is finally within reach for victims of Syria’s chemical weapons attacks

The quest for justice for the victims and survivors of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons has reached a turning point. The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 ...
Monocle

Eased sanctions, friendly talks with Israel and new Assad-free bank notes – Syria is readying to join the Western economy

For five decades, Syrians were reminded of their despotic rulers every time they reached into their wallets. The faces of Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, adorned banknotes, which, since the ...
Los Angeles Times

Syria begins circulating new post-Assad currency bills

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria started the process of circulating new currency bills on Saturday as the crisis-hit nation ...
The New York Times

How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways

We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from ...
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 ...
The Boston Globe

King Philip girls’ hockey coach Ken Assad dies at age 60

Ken Assad, a state champion on the ice at Franklin High as a star player and later as an assistant coach, who steered the King Philip girls’ hockey program to its first Hockomock League title last ...
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 ...
The Sun Chronicle

King Philip girls hockey coach Ken Assad dead at 60

King Philip Regional High girls hockey coach Ken Assad died unexpectedly on Sunday morning. He was 60 years old. Assad, who led the Warriors since 2019, oversaw the program’s first-ever Hockomock ...
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 ...