Mehdi al-Shayesh thought he would quickly resettle in his central Syrian hometown after Bashar al-Assad was ousted, but like many others stuck in camps, he found his home uninhabitable. “We were unbelievably happy when the regime fell,” the 40‐year‐old said from his small,...

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...

Al Jazeera has aired an exclusive interview with 'Caesar,' the Syrian whistleblower, who exposed systematic torture and human rights abuses in Syrian prisons. The interview reveals new details about his motives for leaking thousands of photos and the horrific violations he witnessed while...