Canada announced Friday the appointment of Omar Alghabra as special envoy for Syria. "After decades of atrocities committed by the Assad regime, its rule has come to an end, starting a new chapter for Syria. The Syrian people have endured unimaginable hardship, and during this period of...

- Despite the monumental challenges ahead, the mood in Syria is optimistic and hopeful, says International Crisis Group’s Nanar Hawach - Reconstruction on a massive scale cannot happen until US sanctions on Syria are lifted, says Hawach - ‘There is this declared commitment to re-establish...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed Syria's political future and economic reconstruction in his first phone call with the country's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday. “The chancellor congratulated the Syrian people on their success in ending the Assad regime's reign of terror,”...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising economic and travel sanctions against people who work on International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations of US citizens or US allies, such as Israel. By authorising sanctions against the International Criminal Court...