Syria
Vintage Syria
From the vineyards of the coastal mountains to a small family winery, a handful of producers are trying to sustain a modest wine industry amid economic pressures and changing alcohol regulations.
Treaties and Treachery
Syria's presidents have been jailed, shot and exiled. Only one has left a memoir, and that has only recently been published. Its editor explains how Shukri al-Quwatli’s account changes what we know about Syria and Churchill, King Faisal and early Zionist leaders.
Syria Hands Down Sentences in 2025 Coastal Massacres Trial
A Syrian court has delivered its first verdicts over the March 2025 violence: a death sentence, a life term, an acquittal and 20 years for a soldier whose case file included a video of a kneeling man being shot.
Syria’s Fuel Price Protests Test the Limits of Post-Assad Dissent
Syria raised diesel prices 40% overnight, sparking protests in Idlib. Yet locals say they support the state nevertheless. While Syrians are struggling financially, the protests show that they are also exploring a new relationship with dissent.
Why Syria Is Training Women To Protect Its Tourists
Thousands of Syrian women signed up for a police force without knowing exactly why they were being recruited. Some were revolutionaries, some widows. One left a 2-month-old at home to train.
The Syrian War Many Wanted but Two Men Refused To Fight
Syria's president and the country's foremost Kurdish militia commander have defied expectations of a major military clash, overcoming years of discord to make peace against the odds.
The Buried Treasure Left Behind by the Islamic State
When the Islamic State sensed its imminent demise, it ordered regional commanders to bury cash and gold in underground locations, including at least three “central” burial sites, camouflaged and designed to safeguard against humidity and dust, an exclusive joint investigation shows.