‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
Foreign Affairs1d
Syria’s Biggest Problem
Syria’s future depends on a historic undertaking: facilitating the return of Syrian refugees to their homes in a country ...
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.
Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government
Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...
A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty
The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic ...
Human Rights Watch12d
Northeast Syria: Apparent War Crime by Türkiye-Backed Forces
Syrian National Army (SNA) coalition that hit a Kurdish Red Crescent ambulance on January 18, 2025, in northern Syria is an ...
Syria's first female football coach hoping for new era
Maha Janoud spent years working in Syrian football before leaving the country. After the toppling of Bashar Assad, she is ...
The Independent7d
Syria through the eyes of the people who live there and their hope for what happens next
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