Syria Approves New Investment Framework for Industrial Cities to Spur Economic Recovery

In a move aimed at revitalising Syria’s post-war economy, the Ministry of Economy and Industry officially approved a new investment framework for the country’s industrial cities during a ministerial session held on Wednesday. The decision, endorsed by …

Senators introduce bill to repeal Caesar Act and end sanctions on Syria

Two senators have introduced a bill to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act that enacted sanctions on the government of Bashar Al Assad for war crimes against the Syrian people. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Rand Paul on …

Binance goes all-in on Syria with full product rollout

Binance recently launched its full suite of crypto services in Syria, just weeks after the United States and the European Union rolled back major sanctions on the country. The growing demand for alternative financial tools in post-conflict regions made …

Syria hopes for calm to focus on investment and reconstruction amid the Iran-Israel war - analysis

South Korea’s Syria Gamble

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, sent geopolitical shockwaves across Asia, creating an opening for South Korea to engage Syria’s new caretaker government and replace North Korea, one of Bashar al-Assad’s longstanding allies, as a …

Syria Launches Transitional Parliament Elections Amid War Distraction and Criticism

Watan-Sources within Syria’s High Electoral Committee have confirmed that the selection process for two-thirds of the 150-member Syrian People’s Assembly has officially begun. The committee, led by Mohammad Taha Al-Ahmad under Presidential Decree 66 (2025) …

Returning Syria’s foreign families

In northeastern Syria, thousands of ISIL-linked families are left stranded in detention camps, waiting to be repatriated. Now with a new government in Damascus, and a region in flux, Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler takes us through his journey to find the son of a …

Israel’s Secretive RA-01 Drone Allegedly Spotted Over Syria–Israel Border

A short video, possibly recorded with a smartphone and later posted on social media, appears to show a mysterious drone in what could be yet another sighting of the Israeli RA-01 drone, whose existence was recently disclosed. The video was allegedly …

Iran-backed militias attack 3 US bases in Syria

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani with Iraqi Shiite militiamen in Anbar province in May 2015. Iran-backed Iraqi militias launched missile attacks against three US bases in northeastern Syria last weekend, according to …

US Pulls Back in Syria, Leaving Just One Base—and Big Questions

The United States is dramatically shrinking its military presence in Syria, pulling out of seven of its eight bases in what US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, who moonlights as Washington’s special envoy for Syria, called a long-overdue reality check. “ …