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How Syria's revolution could reshape the Middle East

How Syria's revolution could reshape the Middle East

The swift downfall of Bashar al-Assad is reverberating throughout the Middle East. Countries are urgently reassessing how to deal with a nation seeking to rebuild itself after years of civil war.
by Greg Myre

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In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule

In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule

President Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country's feared security forces.
by Greg Myre

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Photos: Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, with its first service since a devastating fire

Photos: Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, with its first service since a devastating fire

The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire heavily damaged the Paris landmark in 2019.
by James Doubek, Eleanor Beardsley and Nicole Werbeck

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Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?

Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?

The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago. That was at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus.
by The Associated Press

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Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus

Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus

Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria's largest cities, opposition activists and a rebel commander said Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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‘I’m standing with my people:’ South Korean Minnesotan watches political chaos unfold from afar

‘I’m standing with my people:’ South Korean Minnesotan watches political chaos unfold from afar

SeungGyeong Ji is from South Korea and currently an instructor at the University of Minnesota. She shared her reaction after South Korea’s president declared martial law.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

France's government has been toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament, for the first time sine 1962. Prime Minister Michel Barnier served the shortest time in the post in France's modern history.
by Willem Marx and Eleanor Beardsley

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