After the fall of al-Assad’s regime, Germany—Europe’s leading economic power—emerged as a key supporter of rebuilding a new Syria by taking gradual steps to boost its economy and improve living conditions for its people.

Since al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s new government, backed by allies, is fighting a resurging Islamic State amid fears of sleeper cells and regional support fueling instability.

Scenes of Syrians returning from displacement camps near the Turkish border to their hometowns—once abandoned due to war—continue to unfold, as many see it as a symbol of “complete victory” following the fall of the country’s tyrant.

Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to tighten immigration by suspending family reunification for Syrians with subsidiary protection, amid far-right pressure and support for Syria’s reconstruction.

Syria’s closure of the Polisario Front office signals a major diplomatic shift supporting Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and weakening separatist influence regionally.