12/12/2024 14:06 GMT

We hear from a recent returnee celebrating in Damascus today.France24 senior reporter Catherine Norris-Trent explains who the new French Prime Minister is and how long he'll last.Also: can't stand fidgeting? It's called misokinesia.(Photo by ANTÓNIO PEDRO SANTOS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Syrians took to the streets in mass demonstrations on the first Friday without al-Assad. We hear from the centre of Damascus. Also in the programme: The Arakan army deals a big blow to Myanmar’s army; and Chanel has a new creative director.(Photo: Syrians in Latakia celebrate and wave the new…

After Assad has fallen, there are still many families searching for their loved ones in hospitals and morgues around the country. Tens of thousands of people were imprisoned under Assad's regime. Now that many have been freed, they must learn to survive after the trauma of torture and years of…

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Syrian rebels have set fire to the tomb of ex-President Bashar al-Assad's father in his former hometown in the western Syrian Latakia province. Meanwhile, shops are reopening and people are returning to work in Damascus as day-to-day life gradually resumes. We look at the impact of returning refugees on the…