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Assad flees Syria for Moscow as rebels seize Damascus
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country after a stunning offensive by rebels who seized the capital city of…
How the Assad family built an empire of fear in Syria
On Sunday morning, as gaunt detainees flooded out of Syrian regime prisons and jubilant Damascenes streamed into the presidential palace…
Trump says he will not remove Jay Powell from Fed before term ends
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A welcome end to a brutal Middle East dynasty
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Thirteen years…
A short guide to Syria’s long war
President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria, almost 14 years after an uprising against it began and more than…
Romania arrests armed men headed for Bucharest after cancelled vote
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Dozens of…
‘We’ve been waiting 50 years’: Assad’s fall sparks euphoria in Syrian capital
With music thumping on his car speakers, Damascus resident Abdallah drove up the palm-lined road to Bashar al-Assad’s palace in…
In maps: the 7 days that ended 50 years of Assad rule
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Assad…