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What Assad's fall has revealed about Syria's trade in stimulant drug Captagon
Since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, industrial-scale manufacturing facilities of the amphetamine-like stimulant Captagon have been uncovered around the country, which experts say fed a $10 billion annual global trade in the highly addictive drug.
Lebanon's Syrian refugees turn their eyes to home after fall of Assad
Rabih, a man from Syria’s border town of Qusayr who asked to only share his first name, lost his home before escaping to Arsal, a town in Lebanon, in 2013.
The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a battleground for an array of actors seeking to secure interests in what may emerge to be a dangerous power vacuum.
How Assad's Inner Circle Fled Syria After His Fall
President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom sought refuge in neighbouring countries. According to two sources, the ousted president, who fled to Moscow via the Russian military airfield in Hmeimim on Syria's coast, was accompanied by only a handful of confidants.
How Syria's Assad propped up the Captagon drug trade
Assad's regime raked in $5 billion per year from the Captagon drug trade, dwarfing Syria's official budget and making it a lifeline for the bankrupted country. Imtiaz Tyab has new details about what was discovered about the trade after Assad's rule collapsed.
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A ...
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Syrian army generals and security officers fled to Lebanon, sources say
High-ranking military and security officers and diplomats are among dozens of officials from Syria's collapsing regime who ...
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KSrelief's Life-Changing Aid Reaches Syria, Yemen, Lebanon
In its unwavering commitment to humanitarian support, Saudi Arabia's KSrelief continues to deliver crucial aid to those ...
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Ravages of war in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria leave millions of children in dire need
As the humanitarian crisis affecting children in Gaza continues to deepen, UNICEF says there’s also a great need in Lebanon and Syria. John Yang speaks with UNICEF spokesman James Elder about what he ...
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.
Israel at war day 441: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria?
IDF operates in West Bank • Katz not present at IDF HQ during Yemen strike • CAIR leader praised October 7 massacre • IDF ...
Israel’s Unprecedented 2024 Airstrikes Against Lebanon, Iran And Syria
Each of these operations was highly significant, but the fact they all occurred within a mere three months is without ...
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Lebanon Begins Removing Palestinian Arms Outside of Refugee Camps
Lebanon kicked off on Saturday the process of removing weapons in possession of Palestinian factions outside of their refugee ...