Hope gives way to violence, chaos and economic despair. Then a new strongman emerges.

People in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus always thought something strange was happening at the nearby state security facility. Walled off and heavily guarded, the government compound was off limits ...

Syrian ministers visit Riyadh in first trip abroad after Assad’s fall Middle Eastcategory· January 2, 2025 Israel's military said the underground site was primed to produce hundreds of ...

In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...