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Lebanon: Investigations underway into Assad regime remnants

Lebanon has launched a comprehensive investigation in the country following reports that remnants of the Assad regime are residing in the country.

The New Arab Staff
03 January, 2026
Suheil Al-Hassan (centre, pointing) is featured prominently in the recordings [Getty]
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Syria: Assad remnants seek Israeli help in leaked recordings

The New Arab Staff
02 January, 2026
Anti-tank missiles laid out on the ground after Syrian security forces seize a total of 46 missiles, including 42 Malyutka and 4 Metis types, in Daraa province in southern Syria on December 10, 2025. (Photo by Nebieha Altaha/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Syria detains more than a dozen Assad-era officials, seizes arms

The New Arab Staff
27 December, 2025
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Loubna Mrie's Defiance and the cost of witnessing the Syrian War

Benjamin Ashraf

Benjamin Ashraf

24 December, 2025
An anti-government fighter steps on a torn up portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Hama, a day after rebels captured the central-west city, on December 6, 2024.
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Syrian close to Assad-era commander killed in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2025
Images show the notorious Saydnaya Prison near Damascus, where thousands of detainees are killed under torture during Bashar al-Assad's rule
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Germany charges former Syrian intelligence agent with murder

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2025
At least six people were killed in violent incidents in Syria on Friday and Saturday, amid public anger at the ongoing security vacuum in the country.
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Anger in Syria as killings expose fragile security situation

The New Arab Staff
22 December, 2025
A view of a graduation ceremony by the Syrian Interior Ministry for 567 general security personnel who completed their training in Tartus, Syria, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Syrian intel chief in Lebanon talks security, 'Assad fugitives'

The New Arab Staff
19 December, 2025
US Congress voted to repeal the Caesar Act with a list of provisions
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US Congress moves to repeal Syria’s Caesar Act in 2026

The New Arab Staff
11 December, 2025
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One Year of a Free Syria
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Return to Syria: Rebuilding lives a year after Assad's fall

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

09 December, 2025
People hold portraits of missing relatives during a protest outside the Hijaz train station in the capital Damascus
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Syrians demand justice, remember disappeared amid celebrations

Oliver Mizzi
09 December, 2025
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On anniversary of Assad’s ouster, some parts of Syria go quiet

The New Arab Staff
08 December, 2025
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One year after Assad's fall, Syrians await transitional justice

Natacha Danon
08 December, 2025
Syrians came out in their thousands to support the fall of the city to rebel forces
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Hama marks one year since rebel capture that led to Assad’s fall

The New Arab Staff
05 December, 2025
The report exposed several facilities where Syrians were systematically killed by the Assad regime [Getty]
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Damascus Dossier outrages Syria with details of prison killings

The New Arab Staff
05 December, 2025
Syrians are gearing up to mark the first anniversary of their liberation from Assad
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Syria to mark first anniversary of Assad's fall with holiday

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2025
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Syria government-SDF clash on 1st anniversary of rebel offensive

The New Arab Staff
27 November, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
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Syria's disappeared: The long road to justice after Assad

Alex Martin Astley
20 November, 2025
Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shaibani addresses delegates during a day of dialogue with Syrian civil society, a first step towards structured dialogue with the Syrian government and the European Union, at Conference Palace near Damascus on November 15, 2025.
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Syria's foreign minister begins first official visit to China

The New Arab Staff
16 November, 2025
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty]
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Austria charges two Syrian ex-officials over civil war crimes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2025
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The battle against Assad's legacy of corruption in the new Syria

Cian Ward
12 November, 2025