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Post-Assad Syria
Society
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How Syrians coped without SWIFT transfers and what comes next

For 14 years, Syrians had to rely on informal networks to send money abroad after being cut off from SWIFT. Now, reconnecting offers hope for economic recovery

Mawada Bahah
01 July, 2025
A Turkish-backed rebel fighter fires ammunition near the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on April 3, 2018. (Photo by NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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French court jails ex-Syria rebel for 10 years for war crimes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 May, 2025
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MENA
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Syria's Circassians mark genocide for first time in Damascus

Paul McLoughlin
22 May, 2025
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Syrian Women
Perspectives

Syrian women must lead the path to recovery

Dania Kareh

Dania Kareh

11 March, 2025
Civil society organizations and activists gather in Damascus' Marjeh Square to hold a "silent protest" over violence and deaths in Syria's coastal areas on March 09, 2025. (Photo by Izettin Kasim /Anadolu via Getty Images)
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MENA
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Sharaa calls Syrian Alawite activist whose brothers were killed

The New Arab Staff
10 March, 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in Ankara by midday on Tuesday to meet with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan
Post-Assad Syria
Perspectives

Syria should avoid the treacherous trap of the IMF

Mustafa Abdul Salam

Mustafa Abdul Salam

25 February, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Society
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Crumbling homes and hidden landmines pose threat to Syria's IDPs

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

24 February, 2025
The statues and portraits of Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar are removed following the overthrow of the 61-year Baath regime at notorious torture and intelligence center in Damascus, Syria on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu )
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MENA
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Assad's son confirms post detailing final night in Damascus

The New Arab Staff
13 February, 2025
An employee counts Syrian pounds at a commercial bank affiliated with the central bank in Damascus on December 16, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
Syria
MENA
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Syria interim government to hike public sector salaries by 400%

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2025
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MENA
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Syria's Captagon empire uncovered after Assad regime's fall

The New Arab Staff
11 December, 2024
This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows people sitting on a tank as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024. (Photo by AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria PM says ready to work with new leadership chosen by people

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 December, 2024
A man cheers on a street in Damascus on December 8, 2024 after it was announced that the Assad family's rule in Syria had ended. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Rebels declare end of Assad rule in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 December, 2024
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Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Iraq, Iran, Syria hold emergency meeting rebel Homs offensive

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 December, 2024
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Syria
MENA
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The rise and fall of Syrian business tycoon Baraa Katerji

The New Arab Staff
17 July, 2024
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Turkey's border closures threaten north-west Syria with disaster

Hadia Al Mansour
16 July, 2024
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Egypt
Investigations

Syria’s Palestinians in Egypt denied right to education

Ehab Zidan
05 June, 2024
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Syria
In-depth
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How UN aid in Syria is increasingly going to regime cronies

Hanna Davis
29 May, 2024
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World
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France begins its first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 May, 2024
Syria
MENA
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Syrians call for Ramadan TV boycott of actors who met Assad

The New Arab Staff
11 March, 2024
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World
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British special forces investigated for Syria war crime

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2024
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Syrian economy
Economy
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Syria: Assad doubles public sector wages as currency spirals

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 August, 2023