Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations
A prominent Lebanese politician has met with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and both ...
Tour operators hope for Syria’s quick return to the holiday mainstream
For years, Syria was a fabled destination for cultural holidays. Now operators believe Britons could return as soon as next ...
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Posters of disappeared Syrians cover Damascus in desperate plea for information
Posters of Syrians who disappeared in the Assad regime’s prisons have covered the walls and landmarks of Damascus as families ...
Thousands throng Damascus’ Umayyad Square in support of the new government
Thousands of Syrians rallied on the streets of Damascus in support of the new government and the fall of Bashar Assad's ...
U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since Assad's fall
The delegation is expected to meet with members of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group, said a State Department spokesperson ...
Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions ...
An Old Syria Hand’s Outlook: The Pieces Aren’t Coming Back Together
Theodore J. Singer was the CIA’s former head of Middle East operations. He doesn’t hold out much hope after Bashar al-Assad’s ...
In Post-Assad Damascus, Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled ...
Mass Graves Discovered as Syrian Families Seek Answers to Loved Ones’ Disappearances Under Assad Regime
We were not prepared for what we were going to see,” says Human Rights Watch researcher Hiba Zayadin, who recently visited one mass execution site turned mass grave in Syria, following the sudden fall ...
The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains
Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic ...
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Aleppo: Rebels 'take control' of airport as thousands of fighters seize most of Syria's second-biggest city
Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to landmarks in the ... has promised Damascus extra military aid to thwart the rebels, two military sources told the ...
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Aleppo: Rebels 'take control' of airport as thousands of fighters seize most of Syria's second-biggest city
Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to landmarks in the country's second-largest ...