Al-Monitor1d
Drugs, weapons in Syria borderland where Hezbollah held sway
In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an ...
The Economist1d
Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
The mounting chaos in Homs exemplifies the challenge Mr Sharaa faces all over Syria. His government must ensure the safety of ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN2d
Hezbollah’s Legacy in Syria: Drug Labs, Counterfeit Money Factories
Homs: Syrian border security forces have discovered dozens of factories producing narcotics, Captagon pills, hashish, and counterfeit US dollars in abandoned warehouses on a hilltop in Al Qusayr’s ...
UNHCR2d
Returning refugees find comfort in home amid destruction in southern Syria
Despite returning to a damaged home and lack of services, former refugee Ibtihal remains hopeful, but more international support is needed to meet humanitarian needs and ensure Syria’s lasting ...
Syria Direct2d
Waning hopes: Will Damascus help Afrin’s Kurds reclaim their homes?
Days before the new Damascus government’s security forces entered Afrin, a Kurdish-majority Afrin area of the Aleppo ...
CNN14d
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria ... her book The Home That Was ...
Christian Science Monitor15d
After Assad’s fall, Syrians search for lost loved ones – and a path forward
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
The Columbian15d
Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for U.S. withdrawal
BAGHDAD — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore15d
Syria’s rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatisation of state firms
DAMASCUS: Syria's new leaders are undertaking a radical ... or by asking some workers to stay home while needs are assessed. "To employees who were hired just to receive a salary, we say ...
U.S. News & World Report15d
Syria Turns to Intermediaries for Oil Imports After Low Interest in Tenders, Sources Say
Syria Turns to Intermediaries for Oil Imports After Low Interest in Tenders, Sources Say By Robert Harvey, Ahmad Ghaddar, Enes Tunagur and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Syria is seeking to ...
dw15d
Syria's political road map backs new president amid reforms
One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia, Ahmad al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the nation. ...
The New York Times15d
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...