ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s legislative elections committee has finalized a new “interim” electoral system for ...

According to official statistics, Syria’s GDP shrank by 54 per cent between 2010 and 2021. The impact of the conflict could be much larger, the World Bank said.

To make that happen, President Donald Trump needs to leverage his unique standing with Middle Eastern leaders. He must set ...

Syria will hold its first parliamentary elections from September 15 to 20, 2025, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will appoint one-third of the 210 seats, while ...

Having started on 19 July and lasted for about five days, with considerable bloodshed and subsequent displacements, the ...

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to ...

The developments were a major boost for the Syrian president, who had been imprisoned in Iraq for his role in the insurgency following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the Arab country.

In parallel with OFAC developments, the US State Department issued a 180-day waiver of sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 in an effort to facilitate the provision to ...

The Kremlin has confirmed Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been granted political asylum in Russia. ... This development follows the recent overthrow of Assad's government by Syrian rebels, ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to normalize relations with its new government to give the country “a chance at ...