A ceasefire between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian forces (SDF) around the northern Syrian city of Manbij has been extended until the end of this week, State Department spokesperson Matthew …
Smooth end to Syria sanctions would help address immense needs, says UN envoy
Concrete movement on an inclusive political transition in Syria will be key in ensuring the country gets the economic support it needs, United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen told the …
U.S. Fears Military Buildup by Turkey Signals Preparations for Incursion Into Syria
Kurdish officials are urging Donald Trump to press Ankara to head off an invasion.
Syria’s businesses start to fight back in hope that era of extortion and tariffs is over
Follow the latest on Syria In the old quarter of Damascus, antique carpet dealer Issam Ahmad is preparing for a demolition project, just as his country is looking to rebuild. In the coming days, he …
Iran: America’s Next War Of Choice
The U.S. is at risk of being buffaloed into a bloody war of regional realignment in the wake of Syria’s collapse.
Exclusive: Syria retains 26 tons of gold reserves after Assad’s fall – sources
The vault of Syria’s central bank holds nearly 26 tons of gold, the same amount it had at the start of its bloody civil war in 2011, even after the chaotic fall of Bashar al-Assad’s despotic regime, …
Leader of Russia’s Chechnya says he is ready to ensure wheat supplies to Syria if necessary
Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said he is ready to step in if necessary and ensure that Syria gets the wheat it needs in what he said was the unlikely event that Russian wheat …
Assad airlifted $250m in cash from Syria to Russia over two years, FT reports
The FT said Syria’s central bank flew nearly two tonnes of $100 bills and €500 notes into the country, which were then deposited in sanctioned Russian banks.
Leader of Russia’s Chechnya says he is ready to ensure wheat supplies to Syria if necessary
Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said he is ready to step in if necessary and ensure that Syria gets the wheat it needs in what he said was the unlikely event that Russian wheat …
Assad airlifted $250m in cash from Syria to Russia over two years, FT reports
The FT said Syria’s central bank flew nearly two tonnes of $100 bills and €500 notes into the country, which were then deposited in sanctioned Russian banks.