Middle East
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Syria's new transitional PM calls for stability and calm
Mohammed al-Bashir is tasked with governing until March by the Islamist-led rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad.
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Exiled dictator’s humiliating new life
Stripped of power and chased from their own country, dictator Bashar al-Assad and his wife must now start a humiliating new life.
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Syria’s new leader has two identities – but which one will take the country forward?
Whether he goes by Ahmed al-Sharaa or his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, is a key indicator in the direction Syria’s future may take
By Jason Burke