Sociopolitical

Millions of Syrians rely on aid as last buffer against hunger

A strategy that respects Syria’s sovereignty

Damascus steps up its drive to integrate the Kurdish minority

Dissolving the DAANES

Israel’s aims are far from humanitarian

Russia doesn’t want to lose Syria to the EU

Berlin has also announced a €300 million aid package

Commanded by President Bashar al-Assad’s brother Maher, Syria’s Fourth Division has become a key power center since 2011

Lebanon’s catastrophe gives Damascus leverage at home and abroad

Syria’s PYD conference made unusual changes to party policy

The regime’s aversion to civil society has a new address.

Sovereign sukuk are another attempt to plug a gaping deficit