Private jets and penthouse suites: ousted Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s luxurious life in exile
Deposed president and his family are living with impunity in Moscow
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Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
US launches strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for killing of US troops
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth says attack is ‘not the beginning of a war’ but a ‘declaration of vengeance’
Tunisia returns to autocratic rule, 15 years after Jasmine Revolution
Country saw first of a string of movements across North Africa and Middle East that became known as the Arab Spring
Actions of Bondi Beach hero declared ‘a source of pride for Syria’
Ahmed al-Ahmed has received praise from political leaders for tackling gunman and saving ‘countless’ lives
Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria
Donald Trump warns of ‘very serious retaliation’
‘Couriers’ found in possession of €345,000 sentenced to three-year jail term
Three men originally from Syria but with valid Swedish passports were en route to Dublin Airport to travel to Istanbul when detained
A year after tyrant Assad’s fall, Syrians mark ‘liberation day’ with flags and fireworks
Crowds gathered in celebration, but questions remain over country’s future
Syria’s disappeared: Leak of Assad torture photographs reveals fate of thousands
In the News podcast: Documents released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Returning home to Syria after 13 years: A writer reflects on her journey to Damascus after fall of Assad
A year on from the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrian-Irish writer Suad Aldarra reflects on her return to Damascus in 2025
Inside Assad’s surveillance state: leaked files show how spy network spread fear in Syria
Documents spanning decades reveal intelligence agencies monitored civilians, recorded personal details and used local officials to enforce compliance
Syria’s disappeared: leak of Assad torture photos reveals fate of thousands
More than 33,000 images of detainees reveal starvation, torture and death in Assad-era prisons
Trump warns Israel not to ‘interfere’ in Syria
Move comes days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people
New detail emerges about President Catherine Connolly’s 2018 trip to Syria
Visit followed trip by Mick Wallace and Clare Daly in 2017 that was arranged by Irish activist who writes for sanctioned Russian website
‘The law applies to all’: Syria stages landmark trials as questions over justice loom
With hands zip-tied and heads bowed, Assad loyalists were among the first to face a public court in Aleppo
The Irish Times view on Syria’s leader: a long road to reconstruction
The international community must rally to support the country’s revival and reintegration into its ranks
Why is Donald Trump reaching out to Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa?
Syria’s jihadist-turned-president caps extraordinary transformation with White House visit
US president Donald Trump meets Syrian leader al-Sharaa at White House
US renews temporary waiver of sanctions
Sister of Clare Daly organised Catherine Connolly trip to Syria in 2018
Former TD and MEP says her sister Elaine Daly organised the trip at centre of questioning during presidential election
Syrian Christians remain anxious almost a year after fall of Assad regime
Families remember lost loved ones while navigating fears under new governance
A Syrian artist who took refuge in Dublin: ‘Picasso came to this life to open a door. I hope I can open a door’
Manar Mervat Al Shouha, who fled civil war, prefers to talk through her paintings, but she has much to say about her fears for Syria, Irish people’s indirectness, and how ‘the feeling of time’ is similar in both countries
‘The world is a very unstable place’: What next for Defence Forces after Lebanon mission?
Withdrawal from Unifil will allow for ‘reset’ and ‘focus on national defence’, chief of staff says
Catherine Connolly pictured with man linked to war crimes in Syria
Group accuses presidential candidate of ‘misleading’ statements over meeting ‘Palestinians’ on 2018 trip
Who is the pro-Assad militia leader Catherine Connolly was pictured with in Syria?
‘Let’s just say, we’ve all heard many stories about him’ says former neighbour of Al-Aal
Putin welcomes new Syrian leader while still harbouring the old one
Talks underscore Moscow’s efforts to safeguard military foothold in region and forge relations with new rulers in Damascus
Catherine Connolly rejects suggestion of misleading statement on Syria trip funding
Presidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’
Catherine Connolly spent €3,700 from taxpayer-funded allowance on ‘Syria’
Presidential candidate has previously indicated that visit to war-torn country was a ‘fact-finding’ trip
About 1 million people have returned to Syria following overthrow of Assad, UN body says
UNHCR commissioner asks international community to offer support to returning Syrians
Brides review: Raw, compassionate chronicle of two teenage girls on a journey into extremism
Nadia Fall’s film is inspired by London schoolgirl Shamima Begum, who left home to join Islamic State
After the shock of war, Iranians yearn for change
Despite an initial mood of wartime solidarity, Iranians across the political spectrum believe the conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the system
Catherine Connolly’s remarks on not trusting ‘US, UK, France’ were in ‘context of Gaza genocide’, she says
Independent TD’s bid for presidency won unanimous backing of People Before Profit party on Sunday
Catherine Connolly’s continuing association with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace is troubling
Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges
Israel steps up Gaza City bombardment, kills 16 Palestinians in enclave and wounds dozens
Families are fleeing their homes in territory’s largest urban centre, say residents
Druze want separatist homeland in Syria and urge international community to support them
Spiritual leader Hikmat Hijri speaks out against ‘recent ordeal that aimed to exterminate’ his community
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