Foreign minister Hakan Fidan says in rare interview that Ankara would join post-Nato European security pact
With the support of the pro-Kurdish party, he could change the constitution and run again in 2028
Fresh wave of attacks launched on what Israel says are military sites
Order is being maintained by a patchwork of factions. Combining them into a national security apparatus is a delicate process
People exiled from the town of Saraqib rejoiced when the Assad regime fell. Then they went home — and found ruins
Shortage of local currency notes has impeded business since overthrow of Bashar al-Assad
Ahmed al-Sharaa holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince on his first trip abroad after fall of Assad regime
Kremlin delegation makes first trip to country since collapse of ally Bashar al-Assad’s regime
Defence minister says forces will remain in positions seized after collapse of Assad’s regime ‘for an unlimited time’
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Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to privatise state-run companies and secure sanctions relief
Ahmed al-Sharaa outlines longer than expected transition after fall of Assad regime
Scattered bodies and records of executions and other crimes laid bare in chaotic aftermath of rebel takeover
Deaths in Tartus province come as protests highlight new leadership’s instability concerns
Several groups agree to merge under defence ministry as interim government seeks to unite fractured country
At ‘settlement centres’, ex-soldiers hand in weapons and spit on pictures of former president amid fear of retribution
Hakan Fidan meets Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and says Donald Trump will back Turkey over Kurdish forces
Measure comes after American officials meet Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus
The FT pieces together the final movements of Syria’s former president and first family
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who remains under western sanctions, holds talks with the state department’s top Middle East official
Ninety per cent of country’s crude came from Iran before fall of Bashar al-Assad, says refinery chief
President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’
Washington warns power vacuum after Assad’s fall creates opening for extremists
Raya Jalabi describes life in the Syrian capital after the fall of Assad
An immediate priority is to secure evidence of crimes by the previous regime
