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Syria’s ticking time bomb
Middle East

Syria’s ticking time bomb

Without some form of transitional justice to address sectarian violence, the country risks slipping back into chaos

Senate votes to lift crippling sanctions on Syria
Washington Politics

Senate votes to lift crippling sanctions on Syria

Questions remain about whether the repeal is 'clean'—and whether the House will follow suit

Sanctions are strangling Syria’s new economy
Middle East

Sanctions are strangling Syria’s new economy

Our reporter details first hand how measures first designed to fight Assad now risk crippling his successor

Ahmed al-Sharaa
QiOSK

Syria's new leader sheds terror past at UN

World leaders embraced Ahmed al-Sharaa amid uncertainty back home

syria damascus bombing
Middle East

Israel blindsides Trump in self-serving effort to break up Syria

American special envoy says strike on Damascus 'came at a very bad time'

Tom Barrack
Middle East

US envoy takes lighter touch with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Pro-Israel forces in Washington don’t like Tom Barrack’s approach, but maybe that’s exactly what is needed