Iranian leader, in first remarks about Syria since sudden ouster of ally Assad, says Iran itself not weakened by rebel takeover, seeks to keep ‘friendly relations’ with country
Rebuilding Syria’s military after Israeli strikes will take years and billions of dollars
Rebuilding an array of dozens of batteries, including interceptor stockpiles, spare parts, and crew training, would require around $1 billion.
Tears and hope as Syrians return home from Turkey
Ala Jabeer cried as he prepared to cross from Turkey into Syria with his 10-year-old daughter on Tuesday, thirteen years after the war forced him to flee his home.
Iran reels from ‘tectonic shift’ in Middle East amid scramble for Syria
As Iran deals with the strategic setback of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, a vicious cycle of confrontation and escalation could already be in motion.
Assad’s fall in Syria exposes limits of China’s Middle East diplomacy
By Laurie Chen, James Pomfret, Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader a rare break from years of international isolation since the start of a civil war in 2011.
Exclusive: Syria’s new rulers back shift to free-market economy, business leader says
Syria’s new government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy in a major shift from decades of corrupt state control, the head of …
Blinken lays out US hopes for Syria’s political transition
The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria’s political transition following Assad’s ouster, saying it would recognize a future Syrian government that amounts to a credible, inclusive …
Blinken lays out US hopes for Syria’s political transition
The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria’s political transition following Assad’s ouster, saying it would recognize a future Syrian government that amounts to a credible, inclusive …
Assad’s toppling won’t stop his ‘poor man’s cocaine’ drug empire
Dubbed the “poor man’s cocaine”, Captagon has been both a tool of warfare and a lucrative export, with profits flowing into the private coffers of the Assad family, Syrian army generals, and Hezbollah …
The Assads’ Syrian heartland casts them aside
Allies of the ruling family have fled while coastal areas from which the regime drew support are celebrating its downfall …