Drought is rapidly drying up the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, risking access to water for more than 12 million people in Syria and Iraq.
The election was managed to artificially prolong the Assad regime's lifespan, even though its grip on power is at its weakest point.
Experts say Bashar al Assad held an election to force Syrians into submission and give his few international supporters a reason to keep backing him. Can he succeed, though?
Washington says sanctions on Hafez al Assad, teenage son of regime leader Bashar al Assad, and 14 others are part of efforts to block funds for war-torn country's regime.
Sunni majority Syria was carved out of Ottoman Turkey in 1945, but since 1970, the Assad clan from an Alawite minority has ruled over it.
Experts say Syria's economic woes could weaken Bashar al Assad's military stranglehold over the country.
Bashar al Assad's Syria appears to be at odds with Russia on several fronts as Moscow’s financial troubles swell.
Attempts to transform Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad into a regional bulwark against Iran have been tried before - and didn't work. There is little to no evidence that it will work this time around.
Raed Fares' protest placards and art helped project the cause of the Syrian revolutionaries to the world. He was murdered last week after escaping several attempts on his life since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011.
Assad's departure from power, far from being settled, is necessary for Syrians wishing to build a better country.
Syrian voices are often missing from the debates surrounding what the future of their country should look like. So what do Syrians think about a potential US strike on Syria?
If the international community—and Turkey in particular—starts challenging Russia, they might find that Rusia is not as formidable in Syria as it comes across.
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