Syria’s new rulers are combing through the billion-dollar corporate empires of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s allies, and have held talks with some of these tycoons, in what they say is a campaign to root out corruption and illegal activity. After seizing power in December, the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone call, the Kremlin said Wednesday, their first contact since the fall of Moscow-ally Bashar al-Assad last year. “Vladimir Putin wished success to Ahmed al-Sharaa in solving the tasks facing the new leadership of...

Syria will have a new government next month, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Wednesday, with interim authorities having ruled the country after the overthrown of Bashar al-Assad. “The government that will be launched March 1 will represent the Syrian people as much as possible...

The village of Bans in the southern countryside of Aleppo suffers from widespread destruction and an almost complete lack of basic services, which constitutes a major obstacle to the return of its residents who were displaced due to the war. Despite the urgent desire of the residents to...