Homs

'People are now happy': Syria emerges from isolation on the road to recovery

With US restrictions easing and economic activity returning, Syria is beginning to look beyond the Assad era

Daily life is gradually returning to parts of Homs as Syria begins to emerge from years of war, with easing US restrictions raising hopes for renewed investment and economic recovery.Premium
Kafr Sousa security complex after it was emptied following the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria December 15, 2024.

Damascus yet to keep pledge to respect rights of detainees, UN inquiry team says

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he arrives for a working session of the European Council and regional partners during an informal meeting in Nicosia on April 24, 2026.

Syria appoints new cabinet as government settles into power

KURDISH INTERNAL security forces stand guard after seizing a quantity of captagon pills in Qamishli, Syria, March 25, 2025.

Syria announces major drug bust through coordination with Iraq against Captagon trafficking


'Assad has enough sarin to wipe out Damascus'

Exiled Syrian chemical arms scientist discusses Assad's arsenal, says he has used small quantities of sarin to stop rebel advances.

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West has 'hard evidence' of Syria WMD use

Western diplomats say chemical weapons were used "in a sporadic way" at least once, but don't specify further details.

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UN talks with Syria on chemical arms at impasse

Point of conflict is the free access for UN investigators to all places where chemical weapons were allegedly used.

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UN: Syria regime said using militias for mass murder

World body's commission of inquiry on Syria says mass killings have 'taken on sectarian overtones'

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Opposition: Syria rebels break through Homs siege

Syrian Sunni Muslim rebels launch counter-offensive to ease an army siege on their strongholds, opposition sources say.

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Syrian opposition say over 20 killed in Homs

Opposition accuses militia loyal to President Assad of killing 200 Sunni civilians in massacres over last two weeks; 20 killed on Saturday.

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Report: Over 100 people massacred in Syria's Homs

Syrian army shoots, stabs 106 people, including women, children in Homas; over 80 killed by twin explosions at Aleppo university.

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Syria envoy meets Assad as rebel frustration grows

Envoy Brahimi, Syrian president discuss conflict; opposition frustrated over mission following killing of dozens in Halfaya.

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Syrian jets bomb near Homs to break rebel siege

Two rebels killed and 10 wounded in village south of Homs, where they besieged a compound guarding a tank facility.

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UN rights chief: Syria must not become new Bosnia

"It should not take something as drastic as Srebrenica to shake the world into taking serious action," Navi Pillay tells reporters.

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