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With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Damascus, Syria — Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria's ...
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Report details killings, discrimination against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria
Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christians ...
As U.S. Warms Ties With Syria, What Does It Expect?
President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...
Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad’s ouster
Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.
Syrian forces massacred 1,500 Alawites. The chain of command led to Damascus.
A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...
'I don't know who to trust anymore': Druze worry about being left behind in post-war Syria
Many Druze took to the streets during the uprising, especially in the latter years. But, seeking to portray himself as ...
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Syria says willing to return to 1974 border deal with Israel
The U.S. special envoy for Syria said this week that Jerusalem and Damascus are engaged in “meaningful” talks to restore calm ...
How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims
A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar ...
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US revokes ‘terrorist’ designation for Syrian president’s former group HTS
The United States will revoke its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) as ...