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Bashar al-Assad is slowly being brought back into regional diplomatic society
There is no chance of refloating shattered state with the Assad tyranny in place
Syria’s coastal areas prospered after supporting the president in wartime, but now sanctions and Covid are straining ties
UK freezes assets of 6 Assad allies and bans them from travelling to Britain
The country’s economic collapse has been aggravated by the pandemic, Lebanese banking crisis and international isolation
The Turkish president’s spat with France’s Macron has made headlines, but his rivalry with Russia is the bigger menace
The supposed beneficiaries of the US Caesar Act will be pushed faster towards famine
The Turkish leader is meeting frustrating setbacks both at home and abroad
Economic hardship provokes demonstrations in government-controlled southern towns
Rami Makhlouf’s complaints against his cousin show strains in power structure
Killings in Dera’a province are testing Syrian leader’s alliance with Russia
Focusing on the refugee crisis Russia has created addresses symptoms not the cause
The skies above Idlib are crowded with rival warplanes and drones with 3m civilians at risk
Escalating conflict around Idlib risks new refugee crisis after Erdogan ‘opens gates’
Killing of 33 Turkish troops marks worst day since start of civil war on its border
The west must confront Vladimir Putin with evidence of war crimes in Syria
Syrian province gripped by escalating clashes as Damascus seeks to regain control
Trapped between a closed border and advancing forces, opponents of the Assad regime face a humanitarian crisis
Bashar al-Assad takes emergency steps after Syrian pound halves in value over past year
As Beirut runs out of hard cash, businesses across the border suffer
An FT investigation reveals Russia is an important destination for some of the regime’s money
Acting under the regime’s nose holds risks but the alternative is to ignore the seeds of a worse crisis
US pullout betrays Kurds and makes Nato ally beholden to Russia
It is an undoubted plus for Vladimir Putin to have his military police patrolling a Nato border
America’s withdrawal creates an opportunity and a challenge for Moscow
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