Syria will hold its first parliamentary elections from September 15 to 20, 2025, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will appoint one-third of the 210 seats, while ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s legislative elections committee has finalized a new “interim” electoral system for ...

Over the last 24 hours, southern Syria has seen a sharp escalation in violence involving Syrian government forces, local ...

To make that happen, President Donald Trump needs to leverage his unique standing with Middle Eastern leaders. He must set ...

The developments were a major boost for the Syrian president, who had been imprisoned in Iraq for his role in the insurgency following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the Arab country. Al-Sharaa was ...

Moscow Confirms Syria's Assad Has Been Granted Political Asylum Published Dec 09, 2024 at 4:58 AM EST Updated Dec 09, 2024 at 12:17 PM EST By Michael D. Carroll ...

Currency depreciation The Syrian pound, which had been depreciating steadily since 2011 due to the conflict, sanctions and political developments, has dropped sharply in recent days.

The U.S. and Russia are trying to launch Syria peace talks at a conference in Geneva, possibly next month.

In parallel with OFAC developments, the US State Department issued a 180-day waiver of sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 in an effort to facilitate the provision to ...

Syria is at a crossroads – between peace and war, stability and lawlessness, reconstruction or further ruin. After 14 years of conflict, recent developments bring hope that the suffering of the Syrian ...