'Unprecedented' in history of UN: An institution 'dedicated to determining fate of missing Syrians'

11/12/2024 17:57 France 24

The fall of Assad sparked a frantic search by families of the tens of thousands of people held in his security services' jails and detention centres. As they advanced towards Damascus, the rebels released thousands of detainees, but many more remain missing. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on war-torn Syria's long road ahead, as they seek to rebuild and locate the 100,000 missing, FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear welcomes Ahmed Helmy, Co-Founder of Ta'afi Initiative.

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This is a moment of real opportunity, but also real danger for Syrians, IRC's Donnelly says

Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ciarán Donnelly is Senior Vice President of Internation...

11/12/2024 21:23 France 24

More than 120, mostly civilians, killed in two days in Sudan bombardments

More than 120 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. The 20-month-old war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been turning increasingly bloody as ceasefire effo...

11/12/2024 20:44 France 24

Viral audio deepfake falsely claims Bashar al-Assad ‘apologised’ to Syrian people

In today’s edition of Truth or Fake, France 24's Vedika Bahl debunks two fake stories circulating from Syria, about the now-ousted Assad dynasty. One falsehood claims to show an audio extract where Bashar al-Assad renounced his post and apologised to Syrians before he fled to Russia, and another...

11/12/2024 20:38 France 24

Preparing for potential 'chaos' in post-Assad Syria, Israel goes on the offensive

The Israeli military says it carried out nearly 500 strikes against Syrian military targets in the days since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, while its troops moved into a demilitarised zone in the Golan Heights that was established following the 1973 Middle East war. Analysts say Tel Aviv...

11/12/2024 17:51 France 24

Fall of Assad reveals the death of Mazen al-Hamada, symbol of the regime’s atrocities

The body of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada was found Monday in a military hospital morgue near Damascus, according to a number of NGOs. Imprisoned and tortured by the Syrian military after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, Hamada fled to Europe to denounce the atrocities of Bashar al-Assad’s...

11/12/2024 16:59 France 24

Russia threatens to retaliate after Ukrainian ATACMS strike in Rostov

Moscow on Wednesday accused Kyiv of firing US-supplied ATACAMS missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region and threatened to retaliate. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's "destructive" approach made peace impossible. ...

11/12/2024 16:44 France 24

Sudan 'biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded', International Rescue Committee says

Sudan topped the ICR's watchlist of global humanitarian crises for the second year in a row in a report released Wednesday. The organisation said a total of 30.4 million people were in humanitarian need in the war-torn African country, making it the world's single biggest humanitarian crisis ever r...

11/12/2024 12:45 France 24

Yemen's civil war through the lenses of photojournalist Asmaa Waguih

A world-renowned news photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her efforts to document the conflict in Yemen. Asmaa Waguih has been to numerous countries, including Afghanistan and Libya – and won last year the Reuters Photographer of the Year for her coverage of the Arab Spring. Her latest boo...

11/12/2024 11:54 France 24

Struggling to cope with horrors of war, Israeli soldiers turn to equine therapy

Since the October 7 Hamas attack last year, some 350,000 Israeli reservists have been called up to fight. The ongoing fighting, now entering its 14-month mark, has left its mark on Israel troops as more and more suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Struggling to cope with the horrors of war,...

11/12/2024 11:13 France 24

Live: Syrian rebels torch tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father

Syrian rebels set fire to the tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez, in the family’s hometown of Qardaha, a Britain-based war monitor said Wednesday. As Syria’s new rulers try to stabilise the country, rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said anyone involved in torturing detainees during As...

11/12/2024 05:42 France 24

'HTS wants one thing: Stability in Syria, it does not want to fight the Kurds'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly declared that Syria must never be divided again, and Turkey will act against anyone seeking to compromise its territory. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the post-civil war chapter of a newly free war-torn Syria, FRANCE 24's Annette Young wel...

10/12/2024 17:36 France 24

Syrian Oscar-nominated filmmaker who survived civil war, Waad al-Kateab, speaks to FRANCE 24

Waad al-Kateab came to prominence when she filmed and documented the Assad's regime's brutal crackdown in Aleppo right from the street protests in 2011. Through years of bombing, living under the shelling with her husband, a doctor, and her baby girl Sama, born during the war, she continued to film...

10/12/2024 15:48 France 24

Zimbabwe's sick turn to herbalists over ailing health system

In Zimbabwe, the countries' struggling healthcare system is driving desperate cancer patients to unregulated herbalists. Doctors warn these types of alternative medecines could be doing more harm than good. Story by Laurent Berstecher....

10/12/2024 11:12 France 24

European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall

European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Brussels, Dave Keating....

10/12/2024 10:36 France 24

Israel's Netanyahu takes the stand in long-running corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand in his long-running trial for alleged corruption, setting off what’s expected to be a weekslong spectacle that will draw unwelcome attention to his legal woes as he faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes and the fighting in Ga...

10/12/2024 10:18 France 24

Syria begins transfer of power, Assad's prime minister hands reins to rebel leaders

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Islamist leader who headed the offensive that forced Assad out, has begun talks on a transfer of power and vowed to pursue former senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes. Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's prime minister said he had agre...

10/12/2024 10:10 France 24

China launches antitrust probe into AI chipmaker Nvidia

China's antitrust authorities announced the opening of an investigation into Nvidia over a possible breach of a deal struck back in 2020. The move is part of a wider US-China confrontation regarding chip technology which can power artificial intelligence systems, military equipment and cyber warfar...

10/12/2024 10:01 France 24

'Who is Luigi Mangione?': Papers react as suspect charged with healthcare CEO killing

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 10: Many European countries freeze asylum proceedings for Syrian refugees despite the uncertainty surrounding the country's future. Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assad's allies take stock, including Russia, desperate to maintain their military bases in Syria. Elsewhere, Lu...

10/12/2024 07:03 France 24

Taiwan says China is carrying out some of its biggest-ever maritime military exercises

Dozens of Chinese warships have been deployed along the island chain linking Taiwan with Okinawa and the Philippines, senior Taiwanese officials said, in what appear to be one of Beijing's largest-ever military exercises. The show of force is believed to be in response to Taiwanese President Lai Ch...

10/12/2024 06:03 France 24

UN Security Council holds Syria meeting behind closed doors

France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from the UN, where the Security Council met behind closed doors to discuss the stunning developments unfolding in Syria. Member States agreed on the need to protect the country's territorial integrity, civilians, and influx of humanitarian aid, sh...

10/12/2024 05:14 France 24

Live: Syria rebels to release list of Assad officials accused of torture

Syria’s White Helmets rescue group on Tuesday ended its search of Sednaya prison, long associated with atrocities committed by ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The Islamist rebel leader who led this weekend's lightning offensive against the capital vowed to pursue former senior offici...

10/12/2024 05:05 France 24

Zelensky salutes Trump's 'strong resolve' to end war in Ukraine

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky expressed "deep gratitude" on Tuesday for the "strong resolve" shown by US President-elect Donald Trump to end Russia's war in Ukraine, after the pair met for three-way talks organized by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Saturday....

10/12/2024 04:27 France 24

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall

Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and several Nordic countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nati...

09/12/2024 19:18 France 24

The fall of the House of Assad: What next for Syria?

And suddenly, they were gone. For more than half-a-century, the Assads ruled Syria with an iron fist, seeing off uprisings, plots and a civil war. But in less than two weeks, encountering little resistance, an Islamist-led rebellion managed to swoop into Aleppo, Hama, Homs and now Damascus....

09/12/2024 19:12 France 24

Turkish-backed forces launch offensive in a Kurdish-held area of Northern Syria

A Turkish drone strike in a Kurdish-held area in northern Syria killed 11 civilians including six children, a war monitor said Monday. The attack comes a day after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that saw them sweep swathes of territory from government...

09/12/2024 17:18 France 24

Russia says will discuss status of its Syria bases with new authorities

The Kremlin said it would discuss the status of Russia's two military bases in Syria with the country's new rulers following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition rebels. Story by Emerald Maxwell....

09/12/2024 16:48 France 24

Syria : what was the role of foreign fighters in the latest battles ?

Damascus stirred back to life on Monday at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family's brutal rule. There are a number of foreign fighters in Syria. What...

09/12/2024 16:37 France 24

Transitional Syrian government must represent 'all groups in civil society', beyond armed factions

Syrians now face a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family's brutal rule. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on a new era in Syria, FRANCE 24'...

09/12/2024 16:17 France 24

Will HTS oversee a 'transformation in Syria's political system'?

09/12/2024 15:38 France 24

Iran and Russia, the two big losers following Assad's ouster from Syria

The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered both Iran's network of influence and Russia's leverage in the Middle East, making them the two main losers of the recent days events. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs commentato...

09/12/2024 15:34 France 24

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