Berlin circulates proposals for relief on curbs in exchange for reforms from new leadership in Damascus
Critics fear rebel-backed government is pushing religious vision on to what has long been a secular country
Foreign and defence ministers arrive in Riyadh as Gulf states move to embrace new rulers
President Zelenskyy moves to replace Russia as key grain supplier after overthrow of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad
Ahmed al-Sharaa outlines longer than expected transition after fall of Assad regime
Scattered bodies and records of executions and other crimes laid bare in chaotic aftermath of rebel takeover
Deaths in Tartus province come as protests highlight new leadership’s instability concerns
Several groups agree to merge under defence ministry as interim government seeks to unite fractured country
At ‘settlement centres’, ex-soldiers hand in weapons and spit on pictures of former president amid fear of retribution
Hakan Fidan meets Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and says Donald Trump will back Turkey over Kurdish forces
Measure comes after American officials meet Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus
The FT pieces together the final movements of Syria’s former president and first family
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who remains under western sanctions, holds talks with the state department’s top Middle East official
Ninety per cent of country’s crude came from Iran before fall of Bashar al-Assad, says refinery chief
President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’
Washington warns power vacuum after Assad’s fall creates opening for extremists
Raya Jalabi describes life in the Syrian capital after the fall of Assad
An immediate priority is to secure evidence of crimes by the previous regime
Residents returning to Tadamon, once a rebel stronghold near Damascus, find mass graves and expropriated homes
Officials from UK, France and Germany meet new rulers in Damascus despite terror designation
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US president-elect claims Ankara has launched an ‘unfriendly takeover’ of its neighbour
Deposed leader makes first comments since fleeing to Moscow
Ankara and Gulf states also criticise goal to ‘expand borders’ in annexed territory after Syria rebels toppled regime
