Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet back ...

European foreign ministers agreed on a “road map” to lift financial restrictions, but the change will happen in stages.

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...

In his first televised speech after being appointed Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday outlined a road ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham who this week appointed himself president of a transitional government, has packed the new administration with loyalists and has ordered ...

In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...

European and Gulf Arab states share common interests in Syria – they should work closely together to ensure a stable ...

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital ... All the armed factions in the country would be disbanded, Abdul Ghani said, and would be absorbed into state institutions.

The Economist: Last night, you laid out the road map forward ... of people who are running the country? Ahmed al-Sharaa: First, Idlib had people from all Syrian communities; it was a place ...