Several diplomatic appointments to Chargé d'Affaires posts in various Syrian embassies, including Washington DC and Berlin, have caused much uproar in Syrian circles.

A Q and A with Hurst author Rime Allaf, from the publisher’s November newsletter.

As Syrians wait for reconstruction and stability, they have mostly been encouraged by the signs and the gestures of important international actors and the leadership of Ahmad Sharaa.

Despite the mountains of evidence confirming the Assad regime as the perpetrator of this century’s worst chemical atrocity on 1500 civilians in greater Damascus, justice remains denied ten years on.

Since the invasion of Ukraine, I find myself disagreeing with some comments on Putin’s alleged state of mind. I wish I could believe that he now feels cornered and taken aback by events, but I don’t.

Had the powers leading the response to Assad’s chemical massacre neutralized his air force and WMDs, Syria and the world might have been a very different place today.