Baath party

shaibani
Syria
MENA
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Syria ‘to dissolve’ controversial Political Affairs Secretariat

Syria has reportedly decided to dissolve the General Secretariat for Political Affairs, which was set up to manage Baath Party assets

The New Arab Staff
06 May, 2026
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Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi court sentences 4 to prison for promoting Baath Party

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2026
Syria-Palestine
Yarmouk camp
Unfiltered

The Assad regime's true interest in Palestine was domination

AB

Alex Bustos

26 April, 2026
A Syrian man walks by a poster portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under which hang campaign banners displaying names of candidates for the legislative elections in Damascus, 12 April 2007.
Syria
MENA
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Syria's Baath party oversaw half a century of repression

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 December, 2024
A man cheers on a street in Damascus on December 8, 2024 after it was announced that the Assad family's rule in Syria had ended. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Rebels declare end of Assad rule in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 December, 2024
Saddam
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MENA
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Saddam-era Iraqi leader condemned to death in 'genocide' case

The New Arab
11 January, 2016
Russian airstrikes Syria - dont re-use image.
USA
MENA
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Turkey's Erdogan says Russian airstrikes in Syria 'unacceptable'

The New Arab & agencies
04 October, 2015
Douma Syria Attack - pic used - dont reuse
Syria
MENA
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At least 70 dead in regime raids near Damascus

The New Arab & agencies
16 August, 2015
Syria Assad speech people suffering war
war
MENA
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Bashar Assad vows to 'win' Syria war

The New Arab & agencies
26 July, 2015
Tariq Aziz infographic
Saddam Hussein
MENA
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Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's chief diplomat, dies at 79

Al-Araby al-Jadeed
05 June, 2015
Army Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Analysis
Live Story

Baghdad turns to former Baath officers to defeat IS

Safa Abdel Hamid
29 April, 2015
Douri Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Analysis
Live Story

Where's Douri?

Amir al-Obaidi
11 April, 2015
Syrians wave the Baath Party banner, which resembles the Palestinian flag [Getty]
Syria
Perspectives

What's left of Syria's Baath party after 68 years?

The New Arab Staff

Abdul Latif al-Saadoun

09 April, 2015
Iraqi army
Islamic State group
Analysis
Live Story

Iraq MPs to debate crucial defence and anti-Baathist laws

The New Arab
05 February, 2015
ANADOLU Syria civil war
Syria
Perspectives

Was reform ever possible in Syria?

The New Arab Staff

Mahmoud al-Wahb

22 January, 2015