Mammoth concrete apartment buildings line the main motorway running west out of Damascus, relics of a Soviet-style economy ...

Syria's tiny Jewish community and Syrian Jews abroad are trying to build bridges after Bashar al-Assad's ouster in the hope ...

After Assad’s fall, the comedians of 'Styria' perform openly in Syria, tackling corruption, criticising unjust laws, and ...

Expect strong action on migration globally in 2025, but effective and human action are both complicated. A whole–of–government approach that addresses negative drivers of migration, especially forced ...

There has been international pressure for al-Sharaa to follow through on promises of an inclusive political transition. U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said this week that formation of a ...

Those undertaking the colossal task of building Syria’s new army face significant challenges. While former rebel commanders ...

In the heart of Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, the new Clock Square, nestled between the governorate building, the Teachers' Syndicate, and the Atassi Tower, reflects a slow yet noticeable return ...

After the Syrian government launched a chemical attack on the rebel-held area of Douma, Syria, in 2018, some of the survivors were forced to falsely testify it never happened. Now, some of those ...

Recent extraditions between Middle Eastern states facilitated through an opaque arrest warrant system have left many ...

The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage. The first wave of ...

Syria's health-care system has undergone profound upheaval over the past decade, shaped by conflict, fragmentation, and now, a tenuous political transition. The acute conflict phase (2011–15) ...

Syria’s post-conflict recovery is at risk without its new regime re-establishing human rights and applying them.