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“The road was not paved with roses,” says journalist Narjis Suleiman, describing the journey of Syrian women in the media, a path marked by both challenge and persistence. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Syria was undergoing significant political...

At a time when Syrians hoped the bloody chapter of war had come to an end, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has brought back the file of “forcibly disappeared persons” to the forefront of...

Syria is currently going through a decisive phase after decades of strong centralized political control that has left deep marks on the state’s structure and institutions. The major challenge now lies in rebuilding these institutions on new foundations characterized by...

Experts in Syrian administration and politics stress that the debate over decentralisation in transitional Syria is no longer a technical issue about organising local councils – it is now about “who monopolises sovereign and financial decision-making in the state.” They...

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...

The announcement by US Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, of President Ahmad Al-Sharaa’s visit to Washington on 10 November – and his meeting with President Donald Trump – has sparked debate in political circles. Al-Sharaa will be the first...

The relationship between the centre and the periphery in post-war Syria is no longer what it once was. Following Ahmad al-Sharaa’s consolidation of power in Damascus, central authority has ceased to be synonymous with stability. Instead, for many Syrians, it...

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...