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


Int'l outcry over Syria massacre; more than 92 dead

Artillery barrage on town of Houla draws condemnation, calls for action from US, UK, France; UN secretary general, special envoy to Syria: Those responsible for perpetrating this crime must be held to account.

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UN: 92 killed, 32 of them kids, in Syria attack

Artillery barrage on town of Houla draws condemnation, calls for action from UK's Hague, French FM, UN's Ban and Arab League.

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Clinton to discuss Syria, Iran in Turkey

US secretary of state to visit Istanbul in early June; at least 90 killed in Houla; Annan announces visit to Syria.

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Syrian troops attack Homs province; at least 50 killed

Kofi Annan announces first visit to Syria since presenting peace plan; UN nearing full deployment of 300-member unarmed observer forces; Ban blames al-Qaida for recent suicide bombings.

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'Syrian army shells Rastan; 9 killed, 40 wounded'

Forces loyal to President Assad shell, rocket embattled town; FSA member: "Rastan has been destroyed."

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Arab World: The killing grounds of Idlib

Reports of summary executions in the rebellious north highlight the West’s impotence in handling the Syria crisis.

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Top UN truce monitor in Syria; Central Bank hit

Activists say violence has dropped in city of Homs as chief UN monitor arrives; Grenades fired at Central Bank, state TV says.

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Syrian women risk lives to smuggle aid to dissidents

Smuggling food, medicine to opposition considered by security forces to be "aiding terrorists" and treated as severely as weapons smuggling.

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6 killed in Syria as Annan touts peace plan

Mediator calls on Syrian forces, opposition fighters to put down their weapons; observer mission subject to assessment.

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UN council approves up to 300 Syria monitors

Observer mission subject to assessment; Independent opposition figure: Post-Assad Syria would seek regional peace.

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