With its wide boulevards and tree-lined neighborhoods, Homs bustled with business, an oil refinery, and agricultural production. Sunni and Alawite Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christians—diverse groups lived in adjoining enclaves, their ancient mosques and churches dominating the skyline.

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from several

DAMASCUS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on Monday welcomed the decision by the European Union (EU) to suspend sanctions against Damascus for one year, calling it a move that could enhance living conditions for Syrians and support economic recovery.

Syrian security officials have arrested dozens of fighters following reports of widespread abuses in the central Homs provinc

You can’t extinguish fire with fire. You can’t address a mistake with another mistake. You have to correct the situation in Syria.”

With Donald Trump now in the White House threatening to make “America Great Again’ the UK has a unique opportunity to make “Syria Great Again”, with our highly influential Syrian diaspora who can help make it a democratic,

Since the sudden downfall of Bashar al-Assad's government 50 days ago, Syria's transitional administration has been grappling with multiple challenges -- from surging violence to staggering economic instability.

The meeting between the Syrian chief of staff and the Lebanese military official was the first since the Assad regime was ousted from power last month

In the latest report, SOHR documented that 35 former regime fighters were killed by forces aligned with Syria’s new government over the past 72 hours.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said that "these arrests follow grave violations and summary executions that had cost the lives of 35 people over the past 72 hours". It also said that "members of religious minorities" had suffered "humiliations".

The war monitor argued that the groups ‘carried out reprisals and settled old scores with members of the Alawite minority to which Bashar al-Assad belongs, taking advantage of the state of chaos, the

"While we aim to move fast, the lifting of sanctions can be reversed if wrong steps are taken," EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas posted on X, adding that the EU plans to scale up humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts in Syria.