Syria
A Leap of Faith
In the forested plains of Sahl al-Ghab in Hama province, Hassan Duleybi has set up Syria's first frog farm, less than a year after the fall of the Assad regime. Duleybi learned the trade while displaced in Turkey and returned home to find an abundant wild frog population he believes could anchor a new export industry.
Agents of Recovery
As Syria emerges from prolonged conflict, its people have substantial and complex mental health needs. Building mental health services accessible to all Syrians — including former detainees, families of the missing, children, displaced people and those with addiction — will enable safety and dignity to take root.
The Last Traces of a Family the Assad Regime Marked for Destruction
Syria's National Commission for the Missing has concluded that the six al-Abbasi children, disappeared with their mother in 2013, are dead. With no remains recovered, the finding rests on footage tied to the Tadamon massacre, shedding light on how the Assad regime turned detainees’ children into enemies of the state.
How Halfaya and Idlib Replaced Qardaha at the Heart of Syrian Power
A year on from Assad's fall, the areas that formed the backbone of the armed revolution, above all Halfaya and rural Idlib, have become the primary recruiting ground for Syria's new ruling elite.
Can Syria’s Trains Get Back on Track?
As plans for overland corridors linking the Gulf to the Mediterranean regain momentum, Syria is being cast as a hub for regional trade. Yet on the ground, a shattered railway network and aging infrastructure reveal the vast gap between these ambitions and reality.
How Israel-Backed Sweida Became Syria’s Narcotics Capital
Since Druze militias took control of Syria's Sweida province in 2025, the region has become a Captagon hub run by former Assad officers and internationally sanctioned crime figures, and shielded by Israel.
When Is a Revolution Actually Over?
Writer Robin Yassin-Kassab joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss his new book “The Blood Between Us” and Syria one year after revolution.