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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Topic: Syria

Israel to stay on strategic Mt Hermon until ‘another arrangement is found’, says Netanyahu

The Israel PM visited the site Tuesday after troops occupied the demilitarised zone between Syria & Golan Heights following the collapse of the Assad government in Syria.

Assad has fallen and Syria is at a crossroads. Here’s what they need to do to avoid war

Syria now has a new force in power: HTS and its leadership, spearheaded by the militant leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. They will face immediate challenges and four key priorities.

Our take on the appointment of RBI governor, South Korea, & Bashar al-Assad—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Assad ouster challenges India’s balancing act policy. Delhi’s best hope isn’t in office yet

The removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a serious setback to both Moscow and Tehran. Russia’s Eurasian dream and Iran’s grand strategy to create a 'Shia Crescent' have been thwarted.

Lessons in leadership & Soros ate my homework

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Fact Check: Video of IAF plane crash in Rajasthan shared with false claim that it was carrying Assad

IAF had confirmed the incident in September via an X post. The 7-second video is being circulated with the claim that Bashar al-Assad was onboard when it crashed near Homs, Syria.

Syrian civil war refugees return home, new interim prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir appointed

In a television address, al-Bashir said he would lead the interim authority until 1 March. He ran the rebel-led Salvation Government that swept into Damascus within 18 days.

75 Indians evacuated from strife-torn Syria to Lebanon, to return to India via commercial flights

Taken by bus to Lebanon, evacuees include 44 ‘zaireen’ from J&K. MEA had said last week that there were about 90 Indian nationals in Syria, apart from some working with the UN.

With Assad’s ouster, China loses a friend in Middle East. But Beijing is playing the long game

The West wrongly thinks that China’s influence in the Middle East is limited, as seen in the ousting of Assad and China’s inability to resolve the Israel-Hamas conflict.

On Camera

India’s road accidents are caused by bad infrastructure & bad drivers. Here’s how to fix that

Perhaps newspapers could dedicate a separate column to report daily road accidents and fatalities, similar to how death tolls were reported during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.