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  The BBC sees a crowd surge in Damascus as rumours spread that a hated Assad henchman is about to be executed. Read More

  He was nominated to the post by Donald Trump in 2017, but the president-elect has said he wants to replace him. Read More

  Israel has attacked Syrian military assets and has troops operating in the Golan buffer zone and slightly beyond. Read More

  Khalil Haqqani is the Taliban’s most high profile casualty since the group retook power in 2021. Read More

  Satellite images show Russian ships off the Syrian coast, as Moscow mulls its military future after Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Read More

  The actor shouted “shut up!” at Christophe Ruggia before storming out court on the second day of the trial. Read More

  Armed men are seen celebrating in Hafez al-Assad’s burning mausoleum in the family’s hometown. Read More

  The girl from Sierra Leone said all the 44 migrants on board had died in the storms and high waves. Read More

  The UN’s chemical watchdog says dozens were killed in the chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta in 2018. Read More

  The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society. Read More