Syria·Politics
Syria formally ended its state of emergency on 21 April 2011, nearly six years after the Baath congress recommended revising…
Updated · First published 2005

Syria·Politics
Several detainees named in the June 2005 appeal were subsequently freed. Human Rights Watch reported that Ali al-Abdullah and Muhammad…
Updated · First published 2005
Syria·Politics
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression submitted a report to…
Updated · First published 2003
Syria·Politics
UN Deputy Special Envoy Claudio Cordone called for more accountable institutions and wider participation in Syria’s transition at a Security…
Updated · First published 2001

Syria·Politics
On 21 October 2025, the World Bank published an assessment of reconstruction costs for Syria’s conflict-damaged physical assets. The assessment…
Updated · First published 2001

Egypt·Politics
On 28 March 2002, the Arab League summit in Beirut adopted the Arab Peace Initiative, setting out a proposed comprehensive…
Updated · First published 2001