Syria's new Islamist rulers to roll back state with privatizations, public sector layoffs
Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, including plans to fire a ...
Foreign Affairs4h
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...
Khaleej Times on MSN6h
UAE leaders congratulate Ahmed al-Sharaa on becoming Syria's interim president
Al-Sharaa, promised on Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ...
Human Rights Watch17h
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 ...
The Economist18h
Ahmed al-Sharaa declares himself president of Syria
He had spent the day with the leaders of Syria’s myriad armed factions, trying to persuade them to disband. Over seven weeks ...
Emirati billionaire Al Habtoor says he is afraid to set foot in Lebanon
United Arab Emirates billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, who this week scrapped his investments in Lebanon, said the country ...
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...