Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to expand its work in Syria significantly beyond an initial $100 million programme, the organisation's president said on Monday, citing pressing needs in the health,
The presence of Israeli troops who entered a U.N. buffer zone on the border with Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad is frustrating the local population.
The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy.
The Trump administration should embrace the opportunities offered by postwar Syria and take the pressure campaign to Iran and Russia.
Local residents want new government to push out IDF, which it accuses of demolishing homes and orchards; military source says army 'unaware of incidents'
Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity must be fully restored,’ UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı
Robert Petit, the head of the Independent Mechanism, described the visit as a “significant milestone” and a rare opportunity to discuss justice and accountability with Syrian officials.
In the absence of decisive action from international actors, Syria is poised to descend further into crisis, as Afghanistan did. To avert this fate, foreign governments must quickly stop sanctions from driving Syria into a deeper economic and humanitarian emergency.
What is Ukraine looking to get out of it? Some of Zelenskyy's moves are "raw power play", aimed at "rubbing the Kremlin's nose" in its failure to prevent the fall of Assad, wrote
Holding new elections in Syria could take up to four years, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said in a broadcast interview. This is the first time he has given a timeline for possible elections in Syria since his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a rebel offensive that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.
Residents in Quneitra have expressed fear that Israeli forces will advance further in the area as Syria's new leaders have yet to take action against such.