In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Trump’s aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group
The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...
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Syria's political road map backs new president amid reforms
This more detailed road map for Syria's future followed a day after al-Sharaa's first speech at the "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution." After he was officially ...
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Syria: Political road map backs new president amid reforms
Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet ...
In Aleppo’s Ruins, Vigilantes Help Syria’s New Rulers Keep the Peace
The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...
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E.U. to Cautiously Pare Back Sanctions on Syria
“Right now, we have a political decision, we have a road map, we have a step-for-step approach.” Syria conducts very little trade with Europe currently, largely because of a sweeping sanctions ...
The New York Times7d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...
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For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 brought an end to over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule. It may also mark the end of an even longer status quo in ...
Al Jazeera English26d
Syria does not need a ‘handshake litmus test’
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot walk with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of their meeting in Damascus on January 3 ...
Foreign Affairs7d
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
In December 2024, a handful of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted the brutal dictatorship that had ruled Syria for five decades and set up an interim administration. Now, foreign ...
The Economist22d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs26d
Post-Assad regime, where does Syria go from here? - opinion
Abu Mohammed al-Julani has yet to articulate any policy positions that alarm regional or international stakeholders or Syrian ethnic and sectarian constituencies. QATAR’S MINISTER of State ...