A Syrian court has placed a temporary travel ban on prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, a copy of the court order posted on the Ministry of Justice’s Facebook page showed on Thursday, amid a …
Life inside Idlib – Syria’s last rebel stronghold
CBS News has gained rare access inside Syria, which is now in its eighth year of civil war. Syrian forces have begun a new bombing campaign, and there are fears that a full-scale offensive could be …
Syria imposes travel ban on Assad’s tycoon cousin Rami Makhlouf
Syria’s justice ministry has announced a travel ban on Rami Makhlouf, a Syrian tycoon and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, over money it says he likely owes the state. Makhlouf, the head of …
American women and children who lived under ISIS in Syria returned to U.S.
Two American women and six children with ties to ISIS are being sent back to the U.S. from Syria. They’re among thousands of foreigners who have been held in detention camps across the country. CBS …
Riad Ismat, Evanston scholar who fled war-torn Syria, dies of COVID-19
Among the latest local victims of COVID-19 in Illinois is a scholar who escaped the war-torn Middle East to teach here in the U.S. Riad Ismat was renowned in Syria. Diplomat, writer, and cultural …
Analysis: Israel-Turkey relations could be in for a change
Evidence for this comes from foreign reports that “Israeli airplanes and drones are challenging Iranian military targets in Syria.” …
Trump Administration Says Iran Could Exit Syria Amid Pandemic
The State Department’s top official for Iran thinks Russia and Syria see more benefits to a potential Iranian drawdown.
Israeli military says Iran is slowly pulling out of Syria
The Israeli military says Iran is slowly pulling out of Syria in response to Israeli strikes, as well as growing domestic discontent over the economy and its handling of the coronavirus pandemic …
What would victory in war-torn Syria look like?
While rebel forces in Syria grapple to hold on to the Idlib region, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad struggles to overtake ISIS for good. New York Times reporter Vivian Yee visited 5 government-held …
For All Its Success Propping Up Assad, Russia Can’t Stabilize Syria Alone. It Needs the West | Opinion
While conflict in Syria persists, it is stalemated in the northwestern province of Idlib on the Turkish border. Rebel forces, including jihadist groups, cling to land despite ruthless onslaughts by …