Bashar al-Assad
- Opinion
- National security
Bring these Australian children home, PM. They did not make their own beds
Preventing the return of women and children trapped in Syria will not make Australia safer.
- Fionnuala Ni Aolain and Ben Saul
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- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
The Islamic Republic of Iran is crumbling. Miscalculations have pushed it to this terminal frenzy
Syria’s Assad, who had fought a brutal war against his people for 14 years, fell in less than 11 days. Ayatollah Khamenei faces a similar fate after turning his nation into a powder keg.
- Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Eight killed during prayer in terrorist bombing of Syrian mosque
Images from the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the city of Homs showed blood on the carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage.
- Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud
Private yachts and $20,000 hotels: Online posts reveal exiled dictator’s life of luxury
From the moment they fled their Damascus palace via private jets and convoys of cars, the Assad family has maintained an opulent lifestyle.
- Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis and Ahmad Mhidi
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Last week, he was a ‘terrorist’ with a $15m bounty. He just met Trump in the Oval Office
A grainy photograph near a side entrance marked the start of what may well be the most astonishing meeting ever hosted in the White House.
- Adrian Blomfield
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- Syrian conflict
Syria’s worst violence in months claims an estimated 1000 lives
Syrian officials have acknowledged violations of humanitarian law, which they have blamed on unorganised masses wanting to support official security forces.
- Timour Azhari
Thousands attend funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Hezbollah called on its supporters to attend the funeral in large numbers in what appears to be a move to show that it remains powerful, while Israeli warplanes flew overhead.
- Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell and Sally Abou Aljoud
Love poems axed from schools under Syria’s new ‘extremist’ curriculum
Other controversial moves include plans to remove references to gods from ancient history courses, as well as a period of history that saw France rule Syria.
- Liz Cookman
Suit, tie and a new name: Syria’s rebel chief turns statesman
The former Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the offensive that overthrew the Assad regime, is trying to build a new state.
- Adam Rasgon
Russia denies reports Asma al-Assad is seeking a divorce and a return to London
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected media reports suggesting Bashar al-Assad had been confined to Moscow and had assets frozen.
- Felix Light and Edith Lederer