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Data: Putin is investing in the Mediterranean again

Data: Putin is investing in the Mediterranean again

Fri 31 Oct 2025 09:55 CET

Last year, Russian forces were said to be fleeing Syria more or less headlong. But now they are back

Assad's New Life in Moscow: Gaming in Luxury Under Putin's Protection

Assad's New Life in Moscow: Gaming in Luxury Under Putin's Protection

Wed 22 Oct 2025 05:45 CEST

He ordered nerve gas against his own population – now he spends his days playing online games in a skyscraper in Moscow. Syria's deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad is living a good life under Vladimir Putin's protection, according to an investigation by the German Die Zeit

Rebuilding Syria Estimated to Cost 2,000 Billion Kronor

Rebuilding Syria Estimated to Cost 2,000 Billion Kronor

Tue 21 Oct 2025 14:18 CEST

The World Bank estimates that it will cost around 2,000 billion kronor to rebuild Syria after more than a decade of civil war. The billion amount corresponds to almost ten times the country's GDP for 2024

Syria Holds First Parliamentary Elections Since Assad's Fall

Syria Holds First Parliamentary Elections Since Assad's Fall

Sun 5 Oct 2025 07:05 CEST

Syria is holding elections today for the first time since Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in December. But it's not a matter of a popular uprising: I don't know if we're supposed to vote, says a business owner in the capital Damascus

Syria Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Bashar al-Assad

Syria Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Bashar al-Assad

Sat 27 Sept 2025 13:32 CEST

Syria has issued an arrest warrant against the former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, which paves the way for an international wanted notice through Interpol.