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Greek authorities present confiscated guns, money and Captagon amphetamine pills after dismantling a criminal ring near Elefsina, south west of Athens, Greece, March 6, 2017.

Israel, Hezbollah war disrupts Syria's lucrative Captagon trade

By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line

President Assad meets President Putin in Moscow, July 25, 2024

Turkey-Syria ties in spotlight as Assad meets Putin

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Sovolyov, March 2024.

Assad praises Russia and Iran for support, highlights anti-western alliance and cooperation

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during the signing of a cooperation agreement in Damascus, last year. The ICC has never issued an arrest warrant against Ayatollah Khamenei or Assad, the writer points out.

Suspicious death of adviser to Syrian President Assad amid military reforms, economic crisis

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Al-Assad, disgraced younger brother of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, appears in an undated file photograph.

Switzerland to try Assad's uncle for crimes against humanity

By REUTERS

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad attends the Arab League summit in Jeddah last month.

Thousands rally in Sweida, Syria, demanding end to Assad’s rule

By MOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/The Media Line

People take part in a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the southern Druze city of Sweida, Syria, September 8, 2023.

Syrians tear down poster of Assad in Syria as protests swell

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Demonstrators protest against the Syrian government decision on increasing the prices of fuels in Sweida, Syria, August 17,2023

Protests erupt in Syria's Druze city over fuel hikes

By REUTERS

Illustrative image of an airstrike.

Explosions rock Damascus, cause unknown

By TZVI JOFFRE , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Damascus, Syria July 3, 2023

Syrian and Jordanian army and intelligence chiefs meet over drug war along border

By REUTERS

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein attend a joint press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq June 4, 2023.

Iraq and Syria discuss tackling cross-border drug trade

By REUTERS

UAE PRESIDENT Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bids farewell to Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad, at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, last month

Syrians react to Assad's return to Arab League

By MOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/The Media Line

IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, earlier this month.

Syria's Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold

By REUTERS

UAE PRESIDENT Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bids farewell to Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad, at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, last month

Syrian drug flow into Middle East may be outside Assad’s control

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2023.

Syrians split over government readmission into Arab League

By REUTERS

JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Ayman Safadi speaks at a news conference in Amman last month, with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at his side. This week, Safadi brazenly declared that Israel has no sovereignty over the Jerusalem holy sites.

Syria to be readmitted soon to Arab League, Jordan minister says

By REUTERS

Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2023.

Arab countries move toward welcoming Syria back into Arab League

By DAOUD KUTTAB/THE MEDIA LINE

European Commission President Urusla von der Leyen delivers state of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 14, 2022.

EU curbs Syria's Assad cousins, others over suspected drug trade

By REUTERS