In December 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the long-awaited Caesar Act to tighten the noose on the regime of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The sanctions were set to expire in December 2024, but Congress renewed them in a text agreed upon just hours before the fall of the Assad...

The overthrow of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a great thing for Mohammed al-Badawi. His sales doubled, and he could now sell his imported drinks at low prices from Turkey throughout Syria, not just in Idlib, the former opposition stronghold to which he had previously imported his...

Two informed sources said that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior US State Department officials in New York on Tuesday, as Damascus seeks a clear roadmap from Washington for permanent sanctions relief. Shibani is visiting the United States to attend meetings at the...

The town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya, south of Damascus, witnessed violent clashes on Tuesday evening between armed factions and Druze militiamen, resulting in widespread security tensions in the southern region. Local sources reported hearing gunfire near the Arab Bank in the city, while Syrian...