Ankara eyes lower customs duties and the reactivation of a free trade deal, though there are Syrian concerns it will cost Damascus economic autonomy

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from several

Syria 's de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa revealed on Thursday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had congratulated him on his victory last month during a phone call following the collapse of former president Bashar al-Assad's government. This marks the first time Sharaa has acknowledged directly engaging with a head of state.

As the new Damascus authorities strive to restore their country and its diplomatic links they understand that Moscow is essential to this effort

Since the sudden downfall of Bashar al-Assad's government 50 days ago, Syria's transitional administration has been grappling with multiple challenges -- from surging violence to staggering economic instability.

After more than fifty years of iron-fisted rule, the Assad regime in Syria was finally overthrown a few weeks ago. Leading the rebel onslaught against the regime was Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, who is more commonly known by his nom de guerre of Mohammad al-Jolani.

Syria’s interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year

Armed factions who led the final charge on Damascus that toppled Assad are hesitating to take part in a new system led by northern ones.

I have found myself in quite a doozy as I have power of attorney for a 90-year-old aunt with no lineal descendants — meaning she has no children — and a deceased husband. Eventually, I will ...

More than 500 military and civilians have been killed as a result of fighting since the change of power in the Syrian Arab Republic. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) told Izvestiya. In recent weeks,

Three concentric circles of domestic, regional, and global actors compete for power and influence in Syria because of the country’s unique position and status. It is a rare complete and consequential Arab country, due to its human and natural resources, strategic geography, and political, cultural, and ethnic ties in the Middle East and the world.

Nearly two million people, most of them homeless, live in camps near the Turkish border, where the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. The hope of returning to their lands after the fall of the Assad regime seems distant.