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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

After the Civil War – People Are Fleeing Syria Again

After the Civil War – People Are Fleeing Syria Again

Thu 13 Mar 2025 06:01 CET

Is Syria on its way to falling back into civil war – just a few months after the Assad regime's fall? In just a few days, over 1,300 people were killed along the Syrian Mediterranean coast, mainly Alawites and Christians. Many are now terrified and have fled the country

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

Sat 1 Mar 2025 16:56 CET

A landslide of testimonies is expected to come from Syrians in Sweden who have been victims of crimes in their home country, but who previously did not dare to testify due to fear of the former dictator Bashar al-Assad's reprisals. But even their perpetrators are believed to be here in Sweden

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

Swedish police can nail Assad's torturers

Mon 24 Feb 2025 11:12 CET

A landslide of testimonies is expected to come from Syrians in Sweden who have been subjected to crimes in their home country, but who previously did not dare to testify due to fear of the former dictator Bashar al-Assad's reprisals. But even their perpetrators are believed to be here in Sweden

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Mon 30 Dec 2024 06:00 CET

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians on the run may return home in the coming months, according to the UN. But for this to happen, political stability and reconstruction of the country are required, says Annika Sandlund at UNHCR

Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Wed 18 Dec 2024 12:06 CET

Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to have been executed, tortured or starved to death in Assad's regime's notorious prisons. For the relatives, the wait for answers is unbearable

So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

So the attack that toppled Assad was planned

Sat 14 Dec 2024 06:00 CET

For several years, the Islamist movement HTS planned how they would overthrow the Assad regime. The only thing they were waiting for was the right moment, according to the military chief Abu Hassan al-Hamwi

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of

Fri 13 Dec 2024 06:30 CET

The news spreads like wildfire: Bashar al-Assad has fled the country – the regime has fallen. Batoul Ward cannot believe it

Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome

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Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome

Wed 11 Dec 2024 08:41 CET

All religious communities will be allowed to exist and operate in Syria, promises the country's new government in a charm offensive. Syrians who fled the bloody war are being urged to return and participate in the reconstruction

Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home

Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home

Mon 9 Dec 2024 18:54 CET

Syrians wake up from a nightmare that has lasted half a century. In many places, people are going out of their houses to celebrate that the al-Assad family's regime is over

Rebels in Damascus suburbs – the dictator is invisible

Rebels in Damascus suburbs – the dictator is invisible

Sat 7 Dec 2024 08:30 CET

Islamic rebel forces have reached the Damascus suburbs in the offensive whose goal is to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's regime. At the same time, the dictator has not been seen, but his office denies that he has fled the capital