Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

In November 2017, after a lengthy meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump boasted that he and Xi can solve “probably all” the world’s problems. Today, he believes he alone can solve ...

European and Gulf Arab states share common interests in Syria – they should work closely together to ensure a stable ...

Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet back ...

“Right now, we have a political decision, we have a road map, we have a step-for-step approach.” Syria conducts very little trade with Europe currently, largely because of a sweeping sanctions ...

The European countries were ... Syria and fill this vacuum until Syria is ready for free and fair elections. The Economist: Last night, you laid out the road map forward, and you said there ...

Lifting them “is the key for stability of Syria,” he said. The road map document outlines several reasons sanctions relief is in Europe’s interests. One of those is that the E.U. has an ...

This is the eleventh part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some ...