The Assad regime disappeared my brother in 2018. Now that my country is free, I have renewed hope that I may find him.
Damascus launches a diplomatic outreach to push for an end to restrictions.
Top Western and Middle East diplomats and ministers met to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s removal.
Former Syrian detainee Bassam Ezzedine is on a mission to help prisoners of the fallen regime to find their families.
Challenges and opportunities await Ankara as its neighbour reimagines itself after decades of dictatorship.
Germany’s Annalena Baerbock says Europe will support Syria but ‘will not be a financier of Islamist structures’.
With the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians search prisons, hospitals, and morgues for loved ones.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha visits Damascus to strengthen ties after years of Russian influence.
Many who fled the civil war hope to return, as Syrians hold day of remembrance for victims of al-Assad regime.
A tense calm prevails after checkpoints were set up by the new security forces in the country’s third-largest city.
Thousands of Syrians, many newly returned to the country after the fall of Assad, celebrated in Umayyad Square.
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What’s next for Syrian refugees after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
Since Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s chemical weapon victims have recounted their trauma without fear of reprisal.
The first flight to leave Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad has taken off for Aleppo.
