A visiting UN official said on Saturday that Syria's authorities should begin the process of economic recovery, without waiting for Western sanctions imposed under Bashar al-Assad's rule to be lifted. The new government has been pushing for Assad-era sanctions to be removed to revive the...

Two US Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the war-ravaged country since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by an opposition-led group offensive in December. The two are US Representatives Cory Mills of Florida,...

This year marks the fourteenth anniversary of the Hour Sit-in, the first time Syrians have been freed from the Assad regime. The Hour Sit-in in Homs on April 18, 2011, remains a crucial turning point in the Syrian revolution, as the regime blatantly bared its teeth to crush any peaceful...

First, the people who overthrew Bashar al-Assad are capable of changing their reality and holding war criminals accountable, with one word. But they need sovereign tools, free political will, and an independent legal framework. Second, the artificial immunities granted to these criminals...