Amid Syria's ruined economy, Aleppo's textile industry dreams of revival
Of the more than 60,000 businesses in the sector, once one of Syria's most productive and the pride of the city, only 10% are ...
Syria after Assad: why many Syrian refugees aren’t returning home
At the start of the new year, 115,000 Syrians had already returned home from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. In December, the ...
This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her ...
Syria joins a donor conference for the first time in a crucial phase for its new leaders
Syria’s new leaders are trying to consolidate control over territory that was divided into de facto ministates during nearly ...
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Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees
Three months after Syria’s 14-year-old civil war ended, and as the holy month of Ramadan begins, euphoria is being replaced by anger at the continuing atrophying of the economy and at the ...
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Analysis: Syria’s resurgence of violence does not signal a new civil war — for now
A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...
Brussels hosts Syrian foreign minister for talks on country’s political and economic transition
The EU is hoping to rally further support for Syria’s fragile transition, days after sectarian violence erupted in the ...
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Western sanctions relief will not bring big oil firms back to Syria immediately
Western sanctions relief will not bring an immediate return of oil majors to Syria, which exited the country at the onset of ...
Syria Has a New Temporary Constitution. Here Are the Highlights.
Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.