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Syria's Assad sacks PM over worsening economy

Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad removed his prime minister of four years, as the country grapples with a stinging economic crisis and renewed protests. He is replaced by Water Resources Minister Hussein Arnous for an interim period.

Anti-Assad demonstrations break out in southern Syria as currency collapses

Protests erupted in Suweida over deteriorating living standards, as Assad struggles to keep the economy afloat.

An Iranian lawmaker says Syria owes Tehran massive monetary debt

Iranian lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh says Syria should pay Iran for what it has spent on the country’s war.

Russia is working with Syria's Assad to move militia to Libya, says US

US special envoy for Syria, Jim Jeffrey, said the Libyan conflict could even get more complicated, adding "the Russians are working with Assad to transfer militia fighters, possibly third country, possibly Syrian, to Libya, as well as equipment."

NATO and the West's dereliction of duty in Syria and Turkey

If the West and NATO continue on the path they have chosen, it will allow Vladimir Putin to reshape the post-Soviet world order in his image.

‘Painting on death’: Syrian artists make art with spent ammunition

As northern Syria continues to be the theatre of a violent war waged by the Assad regime, many surviving artists on the ground are turning empty rocket and bullet shells into impressive artwork.

Understanding the history of the PKK's alliance with the Syrian regime

Damascus has had a tactical relationship with the PKK since the 1970s, when the terror group was in its infancy. Now the old ties are being renewed in light of Turkey's military operation in northern Syria.

How Assad balances competing interests of Russia and Iran in Syria

Faultlines have emerged between the Syrian regime's allies Moscow and Tehran as their economic interests have begun to clash in the region. Can Assad maintain ties with both sides while accumulating a massive war debt?

Sliver of hope for Syrian families of Assad’s detainees

As the Syrian regime battles the last rebel stronghold, could it begin to release those detained in inhumane conditions since the beginning of the conflict?

Is Assad’s truce offer believable?

The regime​ offers to halt its offensive if opposition withdraws fighters and weaponry from a buffer zone in northern Syria.

How my Syrian friend and teacher was reduced to a desperate gamble

Aliaa is now living in sanctuary after a brutal journey that nearly killed her.

The killing of footballer-turned-rebel leaves Syrians in mourning

Abdul Baset al Sarout had long been in the crosshairs of the Syrian regime for his songs of freedom.