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Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster

Economy has been battered by corruption and 13 years of civil war. Coupled with international sanctions and mismanagement, inflation skyrocketed, pulling some 90% of the country into poverty.

Barron's · 16h

Syria's Economy Reborn After Being Freed From Assad

When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest for breaking the law.

Middle East Institute · 2d

Security in Alawite regions in post-Assad Syria

Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine spread rapidly across Facebook. The video was quickly debunked as several weeks old,

LA Times on MSN · 21h

Syria's Alawites, tainted by Assad, endure a fall from grace

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

Stars and Stripes · 16h

Syria’s Alawites, tainted by Assad, fear vigilante violence

In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could be an informer. “See those guys over there?

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Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police

Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to instil a ...

Associated Press42m

Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army

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

Foreign Affairs3h

Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...

France issues new arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad, source says

French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected ...

19hon MSN

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resume after 13 years

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria have resumed after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to ...

The Associated Press on MSN16d

First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Syria’s main airport

The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed at the Damascus airport arriving from Qatar.

Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria

Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ...

Daily Sabah13h

Banks in Syria ordered to freeze accounts linked to Assad regime

Syria's central bank has directed commercial banks to freeze all accounts associated with individuals and companies linked to the ousted regime ...

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In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

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