The overthrown Syrian dictator reportedly left Syria on the night of Saturday to Sunday, accompanied by his family, in a plane that left from Damascus, around the time the capital was taken by the Islamist rebels. The...
Burning devils is a tradition during the holiday season in Guatemala | DW Shorts
In Guatemala, it is traditional to burn figures of devils made of cardboard, wire and wood. This is seen as a sign of purification to drive out evil. This centuries-old tradition marks the start of the Christmas season...
The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee | UK Syrians celebrate fall of Assad
On today’s show with Sarah-Jane Mee: 🔴 UK Syrians celebrate fall of Assad 🔴 More than 50,000 still without power after Storm Darragh ‘wreaked havoc 🔴 Premier League referee David Coote sacked after...
Celebration in Syria after collapse of former Assad regime
The Syrian opposition has named a leader to form a transitional government, a day after the extraordinary collapse of the former Assad regime. Mohamad Al-Bashir ran the administration in a small pocket of rebel-held...
Global inaction for fourteen years ‘biggest trauma’: former Syrian political prisoner • FRANCE 24
FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade speaks to Omar Alshogre, a Syrian man who was imprisoned and tortured under the Assad regime. He says that global inaction against Bashar al-Assad has been the biggest traumatic...
Israel hits over 150 suspected weapons sites from seized Golan Heights buffer zone • FRANCE 24
Israel is taking advantage of the power vacuum presented by the fall of the country’s dictator Bashar al-Assad, launching strikes from the historic Golan Heights buffer zone. More than 150 sites, said by Israel to be...
Germany suspends decisions on asylum applications by Syrians | DW News
Syrians who fled the civil war in their country are spread out across the world. Germany hosts the largest Syrian community in Europe. Many Syrians are now flooding the streets of their adopted country to celebrate the...