Syria’s southern rebels loom large as the country’s new rulers try to form a national army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year.
Khaleej Times on MSN1h
Syria's military hospital where detainees were tortured, not treated
The Assads left behind a harrowing legacy of abuse at detention facilities that were sites of extrajudicial executions, ...
Syria to privatise and overhaul economy, says foreign minister
Top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to end Assad-era isolation and secure sanctions relief ...
Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ...
'The only word was welcome': Syrian Americans triumphantly return to native land
Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...
The Economist1d
Turkey is determined to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian ...
National Interest on MSN1d
Syria’s Future Depends On The Kurds
The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.
EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
Saudi Arabia has urged top European diplomats at a gathering to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country ...
Syria’s Alawites, Sect of the Assads, Fear for Their Future
They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...
Missing US journalist's mother visits Syria to renew search
The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, abducted in Syria while on a reporting trip in 2012 and one of the longest-held ...