It is unrealistic to argue that Syria’s socioeconomic recovery will be smooth and swift. There are several reasons and obstacles that point to the premise that there is going to be a long road ahead for Syria as it seeks to implement a meaningful and substantial recovery that will benefit the...

June witnessed a sharp increase in arrests by regime forces in the southern province of Daraa and a continuation of kidnappings and assassinations, according to the Horan Free League . In its monthly report, the League recorded the killing of 38 people in Daraa, including two women and a...

The world breathed a collective sigh of relief in March 2019 when Daesh, the extremist group that had brought terror to vast swathes of the region since 2014, was finally defeated in its last territorial holdout of Baghouz, eastern Syria. The battle for Daesh’s final enclave marked the end...

More than 600 people were arrested across France on Thursday as protests over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old continued for a third night. Clashes between protesters and police continued in many cities including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Roubaix, Marseille and Lille. The...