This week on Paris des Arts, an artist with a capital A! A leading light in new French song, and mad for literature and poetry – Dominique A sits down with us in the Maison de la Poésie in Paris, an emblematic location for him, before we head to the Théâtre de Nouveautés alongside actor … Read more
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing long ties to al-Qaeda and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. As he entered Damascus behind his victorious fighters Sunday, he even dropped his nom de guerre and … Read more
Syrians awakened to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. More information with Syrian journalist in Damascus, Danny Makki. Source link
Syrians now face a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on a new era in Syria, as the world watches, FRANCE … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron will meet with leaders from several political parties Monday as he struggles to find a prime minister to replace Michel Barnier, whose short-lived minority government was topped in a no-confidence vote last week. Parliamentary speaker Yaël Braun-Pivet said that a new premier should be named “within the next few hours”. Source link
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Monday. The conservative candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming snap elections was visiting the country for the second time since the Russian invasion began in 2022. Merz said he wanted to use the visit to … Read more
Ukraine’s military is short of soldiers. Officers say mobilization and voluntary recruitment campaigns have failed to replenish the ranks. The army is losing ground daily to the Russian offensive in the Eastern Donbass region. Kyiv is under pressure from its allies to lower the draft age to 18. But there is fierce resistance to that … Read more
Syrians awakened to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. Story by Nicholas Rushworth. Source link
As Syrian rebels topple the government of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, we take stock of what over a decade of fighting has done to the country’s economy. Syria’s GDP has been decimated by the conflict’s human and material toll, while the Syrian pound has plummeted. On its last legs, the cash-strapped regime grasped at any … Read more
For more than a decade, millions of Syrians have found refuge in camps across Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. Now that Assad’s regime has been toppled, they might finally be able to return home. Story by Emily Boyle. Source link