La Croix5d
In Syria, prominent Sunni religious leaders return from exile
Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...
Reuters on MSN9d
Syria detains Egyptian after videos threatening Egypt's Sisi
Mansour, has posted several videos saying Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would meet the same fate as Assad.
Lessons from Syria’s volatile past for its uncertain future
Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...
devdiscourse10d
Egyptian Militant's Arrest in Syria Eases Cairo Concerns
Mansour, known for threats against Egypt's government. His arrest may ease Cairo's anxiety over the rise of Hayat Tahrir ...
The Economist9d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty8d
Who Is Ahmed Al-Awda, The Man Who Could Be A Threat To Syria's New Rulers?
Awda's rising profile and growing ties with Arab states that oppose Syria's new Islamist rulers make him a threat?
Hebdo Ahram10d
Syria: Safeguarding parameters
The same sources say, however, that while Cairo has adopted a wait-and-see approach vis-à-vis Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham’s rule in ...
Middle East Eye10d
Syria detains Egyptian fighter who called for uprising against Sisi
Former HTS member Ahmed al-Mansour had launched a social media campaign from Syria calling for the overthrow of Egypt's ...
Syria detains Egyptian after videos threatening Egypt's government
DAMASCUS - Syria's new authorities have detained an Egyptian militant who had fought with Islamist forces against toppled Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad's rule over threats he made on social media to ...
The Times of Israel7h
As Turkey threatens Israel, Azerbaijan can be a peace broker
Erdogan could order Islamist militias to deploy along the Israeli border with Syria, creating a highly combustible reality ...