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Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria’s former dictator Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce, expressing dissatisfaction with life in Moscow, where she has been residing since the regime’s fall earlier this month.

Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by terrorist PKK/YPG, would come under state control.

Sharaa spoke alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after earlier meeting with Lebanese Druze leaders and vowing to end "negative interference" in the neighbouring country.

GAZIANTEP - Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence between forces from Bashar Assad 's government and a patchwork of rebel groups.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday underlined Türkiye's important role to address the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Speaking at a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Guterres emphasized the need for an "inclusive process of dialogue" to create the conditions for a permanent ceasefire in Syria.

ALEPPO - Shortly before the first domestic flight since Bashar Assad's fall landed at Aleppo International Airport late Wednesday morning, the final preparations were still being made. Workers rushed to remove about a dozen empty ammunition boxes, gas masks and helmets from a grassy patch next to the runway.

He has not yet assumed office, but every statement by Donald Trump already holds special news value.

The moment he arrived home to Syria from Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem held his sister in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces. They hadn't seen each other in more than a decade and now were reunited only days after the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The time is now for the international community to support the "spirit created by Syrian people" to rebuild their country after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

An unknown aspect of how Bashar al-Assad fled Syria to Russia when the rebels reached Damascus was presented by a columnist for the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, who claims that the Syrian politician gave Israel details of his country’s military targets so that Tel Aviv would allow the plane carrying him to travel to Moscow.

Bashar al-Assad's overthrow was not so unexpected after all. He had created all the conditions to make his ouster ripe, resting on the laurels of his dominance and Syria's return to the Arab League, which he saw as an admission of fault from those who supported his rivals and a sacred font where he washed away his sins.