Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.

The world was aware’ of the atrocities committed by the Assad regime, including systematic torture and starvation, says Omar Alshogre - Anadolu Ajansı

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to expand its work in Syria significantly beyond an initial $100 million programme, the organisation's president said on Monday, citing pressing needs in the health,

Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity must be fully restored,’ UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV on Sunday that elections could take four years, noted the importance of ties with Iran and Russia, and called for the United States to lift sanctions.

In the absence of decisive action from international actors, Syria is poised to descend further into crisis, as Afghanistan did. To avert this fate, foreign governments must quickly stop sanctions from driving Syria into a deeper economic and humanitarian emergency.

Holding new elections in Syria could take up to four years, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said in a broadcast interview. This is the first time he has given a timeline for possible elections in Syria since his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a rebel offensive that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with senior Christian clerics on Tuesday, amid calls on the Islamist chief to guarantee minority rights after seizing power earlier this month."The leader of the new Syrian administration,

Residents in Quneitra have expressed fear that Israeli forces will advance further in the area as Syria's new leaders have yet to take action against such.

Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians across the country, UN peacekeepers said on Monday.

The presence of Israeli troops who entered a U.N. buffer zone on the border with Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad is frustrating the local population.

The Trump administration should embrace the opportunities offered by postwar Syria and take the pressure campaign to Iran and Russia.