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More than a decade after their full withdrawal from Syria, U.S. energy companies are returning to the country, driven by dramatic political and economic shifts. Chief among them: the lifting of U.S. sanctions following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime....

The relationship between the Syrian state and its society has endured decades of disruption. After independence, there was once a strong bond between the two, but this shifted drastically following the Baath Party’s rise to power. Political participation was effectively...

In a striking turn of events, France’s highest court last Friday voided the international arrest warrant issued for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, citing his status at the time as a sitting head of state. However, it left open the...

Damascus, Syria - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Syrian government to launch urgent and impartial investigations into the abduction of at least 36 women and girls, mostly from the Alawite community, in recent months; warning of an alarming...

Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq announced on Sunday it has repatriated 15,000 of its nationals from the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria as part of a broader effort to close the file on external displacement and reintegrate returnees into society. The...

Understanding the structure of Syria’s political life is essential to grasping the country’s evolving dynamics, especially in light of the persistent confusion between the concepts of the state, the government, and the regime. While these three terms carry distinct meanings,...

In present-day Syria, existential questions are inseparable from the crackle of gunfire, and identities grow only on palms stained with blood. Here, minorities don’t ask for privileges, they seek basic guarantees for survival. And the majority, despite its numbers, has...

By: Sarah Fakhro Economic activity is once again taking centre stage in Syria following a major announcement from Saudi Arabia outlining multi-billion-dollar investments across key sectors including energy, real estate, industry, infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, agriculture, telecommunications, IT, and construction....

By Hammoud Hammoud The theological and jurisprudential corpus produced by jihadist thought in modern times stands as a vast intellectual contribution within contemporary religious fundamentalism. Despite its ideological weight and volume, this article poses a central question: why have jihadist...

Syria’s southern province of Suweyda is facing an alarming humanitarian crisis, as intense armed clashes, now ongoing for more than a week, continue between Bedouin tribes in rural Suweyda and the local Military Council alongside other armed groups. These hostilities...