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Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster

Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster

Syria’s new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanon’s prime minister vowed on Saturday to build lasting ties after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa said the new Syria would “stay…

Syrian town that was center of Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' looks ahead

Syrian town that was center of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ looks ahead

SAYEDA ZAINAB, Syria — In the shadow of the gold-domed Sayeda Zainab shrine, six miles south of Damascus, lie the abandoned remains of what was once the de facto…

First commercial flight since the fall of Assad lands in Syria's capital

First commercial flight since the fall of Assad lands in Syria’s capital

DAMASCUS, Syria — the first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar. Jordanian state-run…