Syrian leaders

Interview of Dr. Paul Larudee by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, published on  DefendDemocracy.Press and Militaire.gr, January 30 2026 Trump is not absolutely identified with Netanyahu, but he knows that the margins for emancipating himself from the Israeli Prime Minister are limited—at least if the US President wishes to survive! With the American …

Below is a report by Ismaeel Abdur-Rasheed from his Facebook Page.  The references in the Arabic press are gone, i.e., the pages are no longer available online.  More on this in a later post.  Al Mayadeen has removed the articles, and Syrian News outlets have gone dark. Sweida is strewn with …

by Fehim Tastekim, published by The Cradle, May 30, 2025 After Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Ahmad al-Sharaa), self-declared president of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led authority in Syria, shook hands with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on 14 May, a storm of questions erupted over the future of the extremist …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 14, 2025 Rubio made the comments during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, coinciding with reports of talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Turkiye on 15 …

from EREM News, published by The Syrian Observer, May 11, 2025 Founded in Moscow, the party reportedly aims to pave the way for the creation of an autonomous coastal region under the nominal authority of Damascus A Russian intelligence source has revealed the establishment of the first political party claiming …

Ken Stone speaking on PressTV.

by The Cradle’s Palestine Correspondent, published on The Cradle, March 25, 2025 Since the fall of the Syrian government on 8 December, the direction of the new interim administration, headed by Ahmad al-Sharaa, has become increasingly clear. Politically, militarily, and legally, Damascus now appears aligned with Washington’s long-standing vision of …

by Hafez Assad, from an ‘X‘ Thread by Eva Bartlett, February 10, 2025 Hafez Assad’s ‘x’ account was immediately shut down after he posted these messages. BREAKING: This is the first of a two part post from Bashar al-Assad’s son, Hafez al-Assad. I can confirm this account is his and …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 4, 2025 Editor’s note: In this little article, history is turned on its head.  Speaking alongside de facto Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara on 4 February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkiye will support the Syrian people, who now …