The consequences of Turkey’s and its Islamist allies’ ​potential ​takeover of northeastern Syria are profound, with ...

In March 2011, popular discontent with the rule of Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring protests in the region. The ...

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast.

Al-Monitor's top articles of 2024 delivered exclusive reporting on the Middle East's tumultuous year. From Assad's fall in ...

Competitive colonialism, nationalist, revolutionary and ethnic aspirations, rogue rulers and industrial and criminal ...

Years of civil war and recent natural disasters have left Syrians greatly in need of humanitarian aid, and international ...

Syria’s new government is facing backlash after announcing changes to the school curriculum, including introducing what some ...

Islamic State militants were already resurgent last year in parts of Syria and Iraq. Then in December, the Assad regime ...

So is Syria’s largest commercial bank. The Syrian pound has lost 99% of its value since the start of the civil war in 2011.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, during a high-profile visit to ...