Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?

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

Fall of Assad: Will Russia and Iran ‘intervene in Syria or support stability rather than destruction?’

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

France’s Macron faces mounting pressure to name new prime minister

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

German Chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz arrives in Kyiv – DW – 12/09/2024

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