The arrest of a key player in the former regime's security and illicit apparatus represents a new level of capacity for Syria's new leaders

'Look to the woman,' as the French say, for it is the woman that runs the household. Likewise, it is the state's administration that runs the ministries and achieves the objectives set by ministers.

American Rabbi Abraham Cooper has just met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, weeks after meeting Syria's foreign minister in New York. Al Majalla went to ask his thoughts.

Unresolved grievances, weakened security structures, and the unchecked proliferation of weapons threaten Syria's ability to chart a new course towards peace and prosperity

It has been over a century and a half since a church has been so overtly attacked in the country. Al Majalla takes a look at the history.

Smugglers and militias have been active along the country's boundaries in recent days, which could attract unwanted conflict. With resources stretched, Damascus is keen to contain things.

Thousands of Uyghurs from Western China spent 12 years in Syria fighting Islamist terrorists and Assad's army. With Assad gone, they are either incorporating into the Syrian military or civilian life.

After Donald Trump agreed to lift sanctions, Syria's central bank is now in the spotlight. Its independence needs to be protected from political interference through transparency and accountability.

The 'Detainees and the Disappeared' installation in Damascus enshrines harrowing stories of individual imprisonment into a collective archive to remind future generations of their pain and sacrifice

In light of forthcoming Syria-Israel peace talks expected to resume soon after they were suspended in 2008, Al Majalla takes a look at the history of negotiations between the two sides