Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...
Foreign powers to drive much of wobbly postwar peace in Syria as sectarian violence continues to rage
Assad’s brutal regime was ousted on Dec. 8. But a Turkish-dominated Syria unsettles some of Ankara’s rivals in the Middle East ...
Syria: Breakthrough deal with Kurds shifts regional alliance
A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the marginalized minority. Does the deal also mean an end of the Kurdish quest for ...
Militant Uyghurs in Syria threaten the Chinese government
AS REBELS STORMED across Syria late last year, eventually toppling the country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, some were ...
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Lebanon offers 'reasons for optimism' in Middle East, and so could Syria
Lebanon offers reasons for optimism in the Middle East and so could Syria if it can achieve stability, a senior S&P executive ...
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Syria shows dangerous signs of Iraq’s post-Saddam chaos
Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.