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Displaced Syrians are considering returning home now that Assad's regime has toppled

5:38pm December 09, 2024

by Emily Feng

With the fall of the regime in Syria, displaced Syrians around the world are contemplating what they once thought was impossible: returning home to Syria.

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A look back at Bashar al-Assad's rule of Syria

5:21pm December 09, 2024

by Jackie Northam

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule.

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For Mouaz Moustafa, the fall of the Assad regime is an emotional victory

4:49pm December 09, 2024

by Christopher Intagliata

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mouaz Moustafa of the non-profit Syrian Emergency Task Force about the dramatic toppling of the Assad regime, as Moustafa prepares to fly back to his home city, Damascus.

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How the fall of Assad's regime changes the geopolitics of the Middle East

4:21pm December 09, 2024

by Noah Caldwell

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with professor Joshua Landis, who directs the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, about how the fall of the Assad regime could change global dynamics.

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Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Eras era ends: A look back at Taylor Swift's record-breaking, 21-month tour

1:20pm December 09, 2024

Swift has made over $2 billion in ticket sales and spent over 25 hours singing the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" since March 2023. Here's a look at the historic tour and what might come next.

A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring over 100 people

1:18pm December 09, 2024

A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti's capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders to avenge his son's death.

How Syria's revolution could reshape the Middle East

1:03pm December 09, 2024

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.

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Rebels seized control of Syrian capital. And, Trump's 1st post-election TV interview

8:08am December 09, 2024

Rebels have seized control of Syria's capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. And, President-elect Donald Trump reveals his plans to govern in first post-election network TV interview.

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For the first time in decades, an Assad is not in control of Syria

7:10am December 09, 2024

by Sarah Ventre

AS Syrian rebels gained control of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. But the excitement about a new Syria comes with uncertainty about what the future holds.

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A look at what the fall of the Assad regime in Syria means for the U.S.

5:11am December 09, 2024

by Greg Myre

President Biden said the U.S. is prepared to work with Syrians as they try to create a new government. But President-elect Trump is sounding a different note.

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