Syria captures final Islamic State stronghold, turns attention to Kurds

In Depth 'Sleep demons' have plagued our dreams throughout the centuries, but the explanation could be medical

By The Week Staff Published 24 January 25

Under The Radar Minority sect that was favoured under Assad now fears for its future

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 16 January 25

Talking Point Isis has carried out almost 700 attacks in Syria over the past year, according to one estimate

By The Week UK Published 12 January 25

The Explainer The new year could bring further chaos in the Middle East and an intensifying AI arms race – all under the shadow of a second Donald Trump presidency

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 30 December 24

Speed Read Media reports suggest that British citizen Asma al-Assad wants to leave the deposed Syrian dictator and return to London as a British citizen

By Hollie Clemence, The Week UK Published 24 December 24

The Explainer Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain power?

By The Week UK Published 22 December 24

Talking Point European countries rapidly froze asylum claims after Assad's fall but Syrian refugees may have reason not to rush home

By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published 20 December 24

Multi-billion-dollar drug network sustained former Syrian regime

By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published 19 December 24