Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the organization that overthrew Syria’s Assad regime, has “assumed the presidency of the country ...

The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...

Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of ...

Turkey’s influence in Syria is more complex than commonly portrayed. While it has played a role in shaping events, its ...

Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, ...

Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...

The move to put religion at the center of policing risks seeding new rifts in a diverse country awash with guns after 13 ...

Under Assad and his father, Syria was organised as a militarised, state-led economy that favoured an inner circle of allies ...

Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...

Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.