Opinion – Beyond Neo-Ottomanism in Turkey’s Syria Strategy
Stability in Syria and in the wider region depends on pragmatic engagement with Ankara, not outdated assumptions about empire.
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World Bank approves $146mn for recovery of Syria’s power sector
The World Bank has approved $146 million for the recovery of electricity sector in Syria.
The Challenge of Rebuilding Syria
After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they…
Photos: A Road Trip Through Syria After the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
After decades of dictatorship and 13 years of civil war, can Syria put itself back together? Our journalists traveled the length of the country to explore its hopes and its challenges.
Several killed in Syria church bombing attack
A suicide bomber has carried out an attack inside a packed church in Syria’s capital, Damascus, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more, according to state media.
Iran’s Allies Are Not Offering Support in Its Conflict With Israel
Its proxy forces around the region have been largely silent in offering concrete support after attacks by Israel and now the United States.
Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation
The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was reintegrating into the global financial community.
Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran
Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.
Syrian general says missing US journalist Austin Tice was killed
Bassam Hassan, a top general under Assad, reportedly gave news regarding American who went missing in 2012A high-ranking Syrian general under former president Bashar al-Assad who is now in Lebanon has reportedly told US investigators that the American …
German court sentences Syrian doctor to life in jail for crimes against humanity
Alaa Mousa accused of torturing detainees at military hospitals during Syrian civil war under former ruler Bashar al-AssadA Syrian doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity in his home country – including murder and tor…