Bashar Assad

Syrian gov't proposes 'Islamic path' changes to education system

"There have been amendments that interfere with the Islamic ideology of society and education,” Mar Boutros Qassis, the archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Aleppo, said.

A golden opportunity not to be missed: Time to deal with Iran’s nuclear program

Iran would require only weeks – not months – to “break out” from its current self-imposed 60% enrichment limit to the 90% plus needed for a bomb.

By COLIN WINSTON
04/01/2025

The US-backed ‘Syrian Free Army’ in Syria is at a crossroads

When the Syrian regime began to collapse, rebel forces took advantage of the vacuum in power and began to expand their area of operations beyond the 55km area.

In post-Assad Middle East, Russia enters 2025 at a crossroads

Having lost it's Syrian ally in the former Assad regime, Russia is shifting forces from Syria to other places.

Assad’s Syria manipulated the region, will the new Syria do the same?

The question now is whether the new Syrian government will seek to try to play countries against each other or work to be a unifying and stabilizing force in the region

Year in review: The Jerusalem Post's top 10 news stories of 2024

The year 2024 has been an eventful one, and now it is wrapping up. With the benefit of hindsight, The Jerusalem Post looks back at the biggest news stories and events around the world of 2024.

Carter’s legacy: A misguided trip to meet Assad and Hamas in 2009

Carter had a chance to speak truth to power to these regimes. He was a much more harsh critic of Israel and the Palestinian Authority than of Hamas and Assad.

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