Foreign Affairs6d
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...
Syria's new Islamist rulers to roll back state with privatizations, public sector layoffs
Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of ...
Syria’s Islamist Rulers Overhaul Economy With Firings, Privatization of State Firms
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, ...
In Aleppo’s Ruins, Vigilantes Help Syria’s New Rulers Keep the Peace
The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...
The Economist6d
Ahmed al-Sharaa declares himself president of Syria
He had spent the day with the leaders of Syria’s myriad armed factions, trying to persuade them to disband. Over seven weeks ...
Foreign Affairs6d
Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...
Syria's Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on ...
Syria’s Islamist rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatisation of state firms
There is now a major shift to a competitive free-market economy, Syria’s new economy minister said. Read more at straitstimes ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN5d
Syria’s new rulers go for economic shock therapy, job cuts in public sector and privatisation on the cards
Under Assad and his father, Syria was organised as a militarised, state-led economy that favoured an inner circle of allies ...
Syria has a new government—or does it?
Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the organization that overthrew Syria’s Assad regime, has “assumed the presidency of the country ...