Al Jazeera on MSN

One year after the fall of al-Assad, a reporter returns to Damascus

Damascus, Syria – On the morning of December 5, 2025, a taxi drove me across the Lebanon-Syria border. This time was ...
The Daily Digest on MSN

A year ago, Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow after being overthrown

One year ago, on December 8, 2024, Bashar al-Assad was forced to relinquish power in Syria and flee to Russia. After 24 years ...

A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom

For the first time in 16 years, I took the opportunity to go to Damascus, where I was born but have never lived. I was ...

Victory only the start, Syrian president says year after toppling of Assad regime

Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syria's president and fled to Russia in December 2024, bringing a sudden end to his 24-year ...
Jewish Insider

U.S. and Israel diverge over the road map to Damascus

The Trump administration’s eagerness to normalize relations with Syria’s new government is echoing advocacy from leading ...

A Year After Assad’s Fall, I Still Remember That Glorious Morning

I was still asleep in Doha when the news broke on the morning of Dec. 8, 2024. The regime of Bashar al-Assad had finally ...