No spoils of war: Syria's new ruler lays down the law to loyalists

"I didn't know the salaries the government pays were this high!" Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa joked after more than 100 ...
The Economist

A haunting new view of Assad’s brutality in Syria

At around four o’clock in the morning on December 8th last year, gunmen stormed Sednaya prison, north of Damascus. They shot open cell doors, telling inmates that they had been freed. Some cowered in ...

What to expect as Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad's ouster

Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic ...
Slate

The Leader Behind the “Biggest Plot Twist in History” Is About to Step on the U.N. Stage

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday, Syrian President Ahmed al ...