Assad extorts Syrian male adults abroad who want to go to Syria: Either join the killing machine or pay hefty

This chart says it all! The defining feature of Bashar al-Assad’s rule has been corruption. Whether before or after the uprising,

The AANES has responded to Amnesty International ‘s report from April, which documented “large-scale violations” relating to detention. Amnesty Law

The latest vintage of data on UN procurements covering 2023 has just been released. A quick look at the figures

The tourism sector in government-held Syria is recovering very slowly, with partial data for the first half of 2024 suggesting

The Assad regime has finally reacted to Erdogan’s friendly overtures. Quite simple: “The restoration of relations with Türkiye must be

The first Syrian Airlines flight from Damascus to Riyadh in twelve years has just landed. A celebration was held with

It’s difficult even for Tishrin, a mouthpiece of the Assad regime, to hide how unbearable life has become in Damascus.

In Türkiye, a local recycler wrote on his cart, “I am not Syrian.” The hostility is so severe it’s affecting

My latest on how Assad regime cronies get delisted from sanctions: “Should Maher Al-Imam Have Been Delisted from EU Sanctions?”