Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.
Syria says 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by Assad loyalists
Syria’s new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an “ambush” by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country. They say the fighting took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday. Reports say the security forces were ambushed as they […]
Trump hit for hiring loyalists like Pam Bondi: Doesn’t every president do that?
Comcast dumping major cable networks MSNBC, CNBC FOX Business’ Charlie Gasparino joined ‘MediaBuzz’ to discuss how digital media has overshadowed ‘legacy media,’ Elon Musk’s possible conflicts of interest and Google possibly selling the Chrome browser. It’s spat out like a dirty word. Donald Trump – take a deep breath – is hiring loyalists. The president-elect […]
Trump loyalists picked for national security and Mideast posts
This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to receive the newsletter every weekday. Explore all of our newsletters here Today’s agenda: Russian oil merger plot; advertisers and X; Mali detentions; Brazilian diplomacy; and ‘planet’s most badass airline’ Good morning. We begin […]