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.
Two years after quake disaster, Turkey's painful recovery continues
Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding ...
Hope turns to regret among Syrians returning home from Turkey
Sheikh's excitement at returning to his homeland from neighbouring Turkey after the fall of Bashar al-Assad has turned to ...
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.
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Analysts Defend Syria’s New Leadership as ‘Legally Sound’ to TML
(Damascus) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday delivered his first official address as leader of the Syrian Arab Republic. He outlined his administration’s priorities for the transitional ...
Opinion: After the Assad regime’s fall, will Syrian refugees return?
A study shows that only about 30% of those displaced by conflicts return home, even 10 years after the conflict ends.
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 ...
PBS2d
Trump’s aid freeze leads to uncertainty in Syrian detention camp holding families linked to Islamic State
The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...
The Economist2d
An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...
UNHCR2d
Returning Syrians filled with hope despite the challenges ahead
On a visit to Syria and its neighbours, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets families heading home and says more support is vital to ensure returns are a success. More than 235,000 ...
BusinessMirror2d
US aid freeze intensifies crisis at Syria IS families camp amid food shortages
Ahmad Abdullah Hammoud was lucky to have some food stored to feed his family after a US-funded organization abruptly suspended its aid activities at the sprawling tent camp in northeastern Syria where ...
Syria Direct5d
In Syria’s ‘barrel bomb capital’ Darayya, housing crisis stalls return
Ghida Matar, 32, knew Darayya was mostly destroyed before she returned from Lebanon on December 31, weeks after the Assad ...