E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift
The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence ...
Inter Press Service8d
Living Conditions in Syria Deteriorate During Transitional Period
“Girls and boys in the country continue to suffer the brutal impact of unexploded ordnance at an alarming rate. It’s the main cause of child casualties in Syria right now and has been for many years, ...
Al-Monitor7d
Stay or go? The dilemma of Turkey's Syrian refugees
"I've come with 235 million euros ($245 million) worth of aid for refugees in Syria and in the surrounding countries like Turkey and Jordan, to meet them and see what worries them and how to respond ...
Foreign Affairs29d
Don’t Repeat in Syria the Mistakes of Afghanistan
Syria’s new leaders ... been willing to commit to a road map for sanctions relief and eventual recognition of the new authorities—one in which specific actions by HTS would be met with specific steps ...
The Times of Israel1mon
Assad’s fall enables access to ruined 2,700-year-old Damascus synagogue; only 9 Jews remain
JOBAR, Syria ... from Europe, fleeing the Spanish Inquisition that began in 1492. The community in Syria numbered about 100,000 at the start of the 20th century. In the years surrounding Israel ...
The New York Times24d
Now Is the Time to Reimagine Lebanon
Syria under Mr. Assad and before him his father, Hafez al-Assad, never considered Lebanon an independent country ... Turkey and Iran surrounding the culturally varied and fractured Arab Levant.
Daily Sabah14d
Syria’s new foreign minister says liberation will benefit Türkiye
The liberation of Syria will benefit Türkiye and Syria alike ... the Syrian people would share in the reconstruction of the country. He did not elaborate when asked about a concrete road map but said: ...