Living in exile, Ammar Azzouz studied urban destruction in war. Then he returned to the ruins of his own city
President’s executive order also reviews Damascus’s designation as state sponsor of terrorism
Syrian government blames jihadi group Isis for first major terror attack since fall of Assad regime
Dissident Shadi Haroun visits the cells where detainees were kept and speaks to prison workers in pursuit of answers
Country to be relinked to Swift payment system after more than a decade of sanctions, central bank chief says
Defence minister Israel Katz warns ‘a full response will come soon’ after two projectiles hit occupied Golan Heights
Washington has cut bases from five to three and will eventually have just one, says special envoy
Dialogue with new leadership in Damascus follows spate of Israeli air strikes
State department licence to transact frees up scope for Damascus to attract foreign investment
In a country ravaged by war and poverty, citizens have emerged from the repression of the Assad regime — and taken up metal detecting
US president meets with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia after promising to lift sanctions on war-ravaged country
Benjamin Netanyahu says attack was warning to Damascus over threats to Druze minority
Netanyahu says militia set to attack Druze community was targeted near Damascus
Call to recruit former regime soldiers comes as president seeks to rebuild military and stave off threats
Support is first funding from Riyadh as war-ravaged country seeks to rebuild its economy
Meeting aims to prevent ‘undesirable incidents’ as both countries expand military presence inside Arab state
Bombing in Lebanon and Syria come alongside renewed military offensive in Gaza
In both countries, the mood is newly sober as a system of vested interests fights back
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce the substance of his trade policy
President Ahmed al-Sharaa claims to form a diverse cabinet following international pressure
First responders branded as terrorists under ousted dictator are helping to rebuild a shattered state
The country’s new leaders have made useful first steps but must rein in autocratic impulses
Strike targeting Palestinian group is first since interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa established control
Wall Street stocks tumble as investors fret over US economic slowdown
Agreement will bring a bigger swath of fractured nation under the control of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration
