Fuel price rises have brought Syrians into the streets and their energy minister before parliament. Rebuilding Syria will take years. The difficulty is that everyone still has to get to work in the meantime.
The years before the 2011 uprising are often remembered through what came after them. Look more closely, and they reveal a country in which political repression, uneven economic change and mounting social pressures were already testing the appearance of stability.
Copenhagen has reopened its embassy and restored a resident ambassador in Syria, tying renewed diplomatic engagement to reconstruction, aid and cooperation over the return of Syrians from Denmark.
The US-backed force has ended its existence as an independent military organisation, bringing its fighters under Syrian state command.
Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun’s conviction extends Syria’s emerging accountability process beyond military and security officials
Syria is set to leave the US terrorism list after nearly 47 years, marking a further step in Washington’s rapprochement with Damascus.
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