Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government
Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...
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Ankara remains an obstacle to peace in Syria
Turkey seeks to extend its control in Syria, pushing a colonial-style administration while targeting Kurdish forces. It ...
CounterPunch5d
Bucharest to the Ottoman Empire
This is the eleventh part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some ...
Worldcrunch on MSN6d
Why GPS Is Getting Less Reliable — And May Force Us Back To Old-School Maps
From war zone risks to head-scratching tourists, the manipulation of the GPS navigation system by hackers (jamming and ...
Syria's interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...
Syria’s interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...
Human Rights Watch21h
Letter to the EU Member States Ahead of the Syria Conference in Paris
Recommendations to the Foreign Ministers of EU Member States Ahead of the Syria Conference in Paris on February 13 ...
‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
Foreign Affairs1d
Syria’s Biggest Problem
Syria’s future depends on a historic undertaking: facilitating the return of Syrian refugees to their homes in a country ...
Al-Monitor6d
Macron invites Syria’s Sharaa to France for first EU visit: What to know
France, like other EU countries, has expressed a desire to engage with Syria’s new administration and lift sanctions on the ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
The New York Times6d
Despite Waivers, U.S. Funding Freeze Sows Doubt About Camp Holding ISIS Members
Upholding security at the camp in Syria is seen as critical to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State, but contractors don’t know where they stand as the United States looks to cut foreign aid.