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A Reuters report last month on business and investment activity by Jamal Al-Sharaa, brother of interim Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, and the measures taken by Ahmed Al-Sharaa, has raised fears among Syrians of a return to a culture of influence...

After more than a decade of estrangement, U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian Interim President Ahmad a-Sharaa are meeting face-to-face today in the White House. The visit is described as historic, yet it raises a fundamental question that continues to...

Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Washington, D.C., yesterday, Sunday, on an official visit. He is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump this evening, Monday. The visit is considered exceptional, as al-Sharaa carries with him a range of...

Syria and Iraq – two countries tied by centuries of history, intertwined geography and a shared sense of fate – are living through an exceptionally fragile and complex stage. In Syria, profound transformation is unfolding following the fall of Bashar...

Asaad al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian interim government, presented his vision for the near future, affirming that “2026 will be the year of development for Syria.” At the same time, he predicted the lifting of international sanctions...

Syria’s state institutions are navigating a sensitive phase of reconstruction after long years of war that destroyed infrastructure and weakened administrative systems across various sectors. This process, which was expected to pave the way toward stability and reconstruction, faces a...

In Syria, where over 90% of the population lives below the poverty line according to United Nations reports, and where public services face unprecedented deterioration, the interim government has adopted a controversial economic approach. It has introduced generous tax cuts...

 Washington is preparing for the visit of Syria’s Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to the White House on November 10, for the signing of an agreement marking Syria’s official accession to the international coalition against the Islamic State group. The announcement...

The idea of governing state institutions in post-conflict Syria – after the fall of the Assad regime and under the interim government – has moved from theory to reality. It is now shaped by official declarations, practical challenges, and growing...

At a time when Syria is searching for realistic paths to emerge from its prolonged economic crisis of more than a decade, cross-border energy projects traversing its territory are reemerging as potential economic arteries that could restore some of its...