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The Syrian army began to withdraw from Suwayda city on Wednesday night local time, following two days of clashes with local ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his ...
As Syrians return home, Turkey is losing cheap labor and small businesses, sparking apprehension about the future of the country’s labor market.
After years of violations, HTS aims to adopt a new policy of openness towards Idlib’s minorities, returning some seized properties and encouraging Christians and Druze to return. Still, discrimination ...
Local armed groups seized control of Syria’s southern Daraa province in a matter of hours on Friday. Why was the fall so sudden, and was HTS involved?
Amid a historic drought, dozens of new wells are being drilled across northwest Syria to meet a rising demand for water. But the overpumped water table is dropping, while farmers struggle with ...
AMMAN/BEIRUT — In Damascus, Amira al-Tabbaa lived her life in murmurs. Officially, homosexuality and offenses against “public decency” are illegal in Syria. That is why when Amira met with friends in ...
One month after Dr. Ahmad Barqawi fled Syria, the University of Damascus announced that he had been fired from the department of philosophy after 30 years as a professor. During his career, Barqawi ...
Years of war and shifts in the balance of power in Syria have left a deep mark on Syria’s clans, contributing to more frequent conflicts, complicating traditional authorities’ reconciliation efforts ...
Syria’s worst drought in decades has wiped out rain-fed crops and diminished yields across the country, devastating farmers and raising the risk of food shortages.
Syrian women who participated in this week’s national dialogue conference in Damascus reflect on the event, its outcomes and women’s participation.
Extrajudicial killings of Alawites in Homs city underscore the urgent need for transitional justice amid ongoing sectarian violence in Syria.