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Weakening of Hezbollah allowed Lebanon to fill vacant presidency

Weakening of Hezbollah allowed Lebanon to fill vacant presidency

The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has...

yesterday 2

Al Monitor

By Acil Tabbara

South Syria fighters reluctant to give up weapons: spokesman

South Syria fighters reluctant to give up weapons: spokesman

Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar al-Assad are reluctant to disarm and disband as ordered by the country's new rulers,...

thursday 2

Al Monitor

By Acil Tabbara

Once a pro-Iran bastion, Damascus shrine district now in rebel hands

Shortly before Sunni Islamist-led rebels swept into the Syrian capital, Iran-backed guards fled their positions at the gates a revered Shiite...

12.12.2024 3

Al Monitor

By Acil Tabbara

Assad's feared dungeons give up their secrets

Syrians lived in terror for decades of what went on behind the concrete walls of Damascus's security compound. Now the Assad dynasty has been...

11.12.2024 3

Al Monitor

By Acil Tabbara

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