Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...
The Columbian17h
Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
After Assad’s fall, al-Baghdadi was finally able to return. Like many, he was euphoric and hoped it would pave the way for ...
Saudi FM In Syria For First Visit Since Assad's Ouster
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of ...
Files detail bid to contain fallout from Tulsi Gabbard meetings with Assad
Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad, is expected to be a focus of questions ...
Syria's Economy Reborn After Being Freed From Assad
When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest ...
Syria’s new leaders using Islamic law to rebuild Assad’s police
The move to put religion at the center of policing risks seeding new rifts in a diverse country awash with guns after 13 years of civil war and alienating foreign governments they have been trying ...
Post-Assad, Damascus is coming back to life. But Syria’s artists fear a new clampdown under Islamist rule
With its chic galleries, dimly lit bars and smoky cafés, Damascus’ vibrant cultural scene is flourishing again. But will this ...
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Scrawled on walls of Assad’s prisons, graffiti express fears, loves of tormented Syrians
(AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — ...
Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ...
Al-Monitor5d
Syria phone shops free from Assad-linked monopoly
Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years of being harassed and ...
UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief said Saturday that some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month. The influx ...
The Economist5d
How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...