Canada Eases Sanctions On Syria Amid Political Transition
The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.
A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to
As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...
Al-Julani calls for a commission of inquiry into mass executions of Alawites – report
Survivors have shared harrowing accounts of the violence, describing scenes of mass executions and widespread destruction.
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The View from Damascus…
I went to Halbouni Mosque, near the historic center of Damascus, for Tarawih prayers. The streets were pitch dark, as the city experiences frequent power cuts at night. When I arrived, I found the ...
The secret history of Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa
Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born in October 1982 in Saudi Arabia, where he spent the first seven years of his life. In a rare ...
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Who's the repentant jihadist, Syria's new strongman?
Al Joulani, the rebel leader who took over Syria, has had a sulphurous career, to say the least. Today, he tries to appear ...
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Canada names Syria envoy, lifts some sanctions to rebuild ties
Canada will ease financial sanctions on Syria and appoint an ambassador, signaling support for Damascus' interim government ...
Syria retains Islamic jurisprudence as main basis of law, preserves freedoms
Syria will retain Islamic jurisprudence as the main basis of law and will preserve freedom of opinion and expression, ...
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Hamas Official Welcomes Trump’s Apparent Retreat on Call to Displace Gazans
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem welcomed on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposal for a ...
Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.