Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic and social activities.
What Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, industrial-scale manufacturing facilities of Captagon have been uncovered around the country, which experts say helped flourish a $10 billion …
How to form a government in ten days: Syria’s HTS installs first bureaucrats
Follow the latest on Syria At the beginning of an Oil Ministry meeting in Damascus this week, the new director general introduced himself to staff as Abu Tareq. The only certain assumption they made …
Syrian family faces challenges after returning home from Turkey
The moment he arrived home to Syria from Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem held his sister in a tight embrace, after not seeing each other in more than a decade.
Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalate over Syria: ‘It’s time to pay attention’
Ankara’s growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has supported Hamas, even hinting at some sort …
After a decade in Turkey, a Syrian refugee rushes to return home, but reality hits
After a decade in Turkey, a Syrian refugee rushes to return home, but reality hits – After more than a decade as a refugee in Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem decided to bring his family back home to Syria onl …
Israel’s Haskel on New Syria Leadership
Israel’s deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel said Israel “will follow up close on the actions of those different militias groups and the new government of Syria.” Speaking in an interview with …
Mass Grave Unearthed at Iran-backed Hezbollah Site Near Syrian Shrine
At least 21 corpses and incomplete human remains were found at a site previously used by Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias. It marks one of the most significant finds of its kind since Syria’s …
Turkey Rejects Trump Claim Of Ankara “Takeover” In Syria
Turkey on Wednesday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s claim that the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad was an “unfriendly takeover” by Ankara.
Turkey looks set to play an outsize role in shaping the new Syria after Assad
Then there is the matter of the Syrian refugees in Turkey. Many of them now speak Turkish fluently and have business relations and other ties with Turkey, which could provide more means of influence …