Standing on a podium on Saturday to take an oath of office, Bashar al-Assad declared himself the only man who could rebuild Syria. His first foreign guest, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, seemed to enhance his claim, endorsing the president’s win in a May poll described by...

Syrians are the main beneficiaries of refugee protection in Germany, yet many are still forced to rely on state welfare to survive. New figures show that only around 35% of Syrians of working age are able to make a living. After a decade of conflict in Syria it seems unlikely that the...

 Bashar al-Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members a 50% salary increase amid a harsh economic and financial crisis and price increases for vital products. Assad’s decision came a day after the state doubled the price of...

Syrians in Turkey are returning home for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn for the first time in eight years. The cities were liberated from YPG/PKK terrorists as part of Turkey's Operation Peace Spring. Around 12,000 Syrians are expected to cross the border...