Assad, Syria and Alawite

France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria after Assad's fall
Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
Alawites wary as a post-Assad Syria takes shape
Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.
Security in Alawite regions in post-Assad Syria
Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine spread rapidly across Facebook. The video was quickly debunked as several weeks old,
Saudi FM In Syria For First Visit Since Assad's Ouster: AFP
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat landed in Syria on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported, in his first visit to Damascus since Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad last month.
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Wealthy Gulf countries have pledged to build economic partnerships with Syria’s new interim rulers, while Washington has eased some restrictions without fully lifting its sancti
Syria's economy reborn after being freed from Assad
When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest for breaking the law.
Syria’s Alawites, tainted by Assad, fear vigilante violence
In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could be an informer. “See those guys over there?
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Archaeologists aim to revive Syria's 'golden age' as fall of Assad raises hopes of cultural renaissance
The end of more than a decade of civil war in Syria and the fall of the regime of former president Bashar Al Assad have given ...
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Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...
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EU to agree easing Syria sanctions
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree Monday to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ...
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...
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Saudi FM in Syria for first visit since Assad's ouster
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of ...
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Syria after Assad: A fresh chance for inclusive governance and power-sharing, or more of the same?
The end of a half-century of Assad family rule in Syria marked a turning point in the countrys deadly 13-year civil war after ...
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Archaeologists eye return to Syria after years of 'unbelievable' damage
For Michael Danti of the University of Pennsylvania, the two decades before the civil war in Syria were “a golden age” for ...
Local Syrian doctors return home after civil war: 'This is the beginning of our story'
Two Metro Detroit physicians returned to homes in Syria for the first time in over a decade and are organizing medical relief ...