Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war.

It wasn’t until last December, when the Assad government fell after 14 years of fighting, that he was able to return. Now, ...

A shrine on the outskirts of Damascus has long been a prominent destination for Shias from around the world. Its golden dome glistens in the sun and the outer walls are covered in tiles from Iran. But ...

Kurdish demands for regional autonomy have emerged as one of the main fault lines in the new Syria, opposed by interim ...

For one thing, essentials like housing, clean water and electricity are patchy; according to a un poll of refugees in the ...

Plans are afoot to build a metro in Damascus and overhaul water and power infrastructure. The new Syria is not short on ...

The Turkistan Islamic Party’s branch in Syria, an Al Qaeda ally, is being integrated into the new Syrian military as the 84th ...

At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western ...

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The Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic has endorsed the idea to declare 2026 the Year of the Arctic in the country, a ministry official confirmed to Vedomosti. The ...

Ahmad al-Sharaa toppled Assad. But is Syria headed toward democracy, or did it trade one dictator for another?

Asharq Al Awsat The United States will appoint President Donald Trump's longtime advisor and current US ambassador to Türkiye ...