Intel: US hinders Syria’s return ‘to normal,’ UAE foreign minister says - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Mar 9, 2021

Syrians walk in old Damascus in front of a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on June 16, 2020. The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, a US law that aims to sanction any person who assists the Syrian government or contributes to the country's reconstruction, is to come into force on June 17. — LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference after a meeting, Supporting the future of Syria and the Region, in videoconference format at the European Council building in Brussels on June 30, 2020. (Photo by Virginia Mayo / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VIRGINIA MAYO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

EU: No Syria reconstruction aid until Assad leaves

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

A photo taken on May 3, 2021 shows a giant portrait of President Bashar al-Assad at the Umawiyin square in Syria's capital Damascus, ahead of this month's presidential elections.

Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief meets with Syrian counterpart in Damascus

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Jordan’s king, Syria’s leader speak by phone for first time in decade

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Al-Monitor Staff

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus on April 18, 2023.

Syria's Arab League return still uncertain, even as Assad normalization continues

Hanna Davis

In Amman, reporting on refugees