'Syria after Assad' (1/4). The man who toppled Syria's Baathist regime has succeeded in breaking the country's international isolation. Yet the former jihadist, who governs with a handful of loyal followers, has struggled to defuse the sectarian and ethnic tensions left by the civil war.

The 1989 bombing of UTA Flight 772, ordered by the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi, robbed Maryvone Raveneau of her husband. As a plaintiff in the trial of Nicolas Sarkozy, who…

A symbol of the country's diversity, Syrian embroidery nearly disappeared during the 13 years of civil war. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, a group of women led by…

Calvaries installed on public land in towns in the Alps, on the Mediterranean coast and on the island of Corsica, sometimes with the help of far-right identitarian movements, have…

'Syria after Assad' (1/4). The man who toppled Syria's Baathist regime has succeeded in breaking the country's international isolation. Yet the former jihadist, who governs with a…

In Damascus, where a military parade took place, many Syrians celebrated on Monday the first anniversary of the end of 14 years of civil war. However, among Christian, Druze and…