Yet talk about China supporting Syria economically during the civil war was frequently exaggerated. Although Beijing and Damascus established a "strategic partnership" during Assad's 2023 visit to ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for international efforts to prevent Syria from descending into further division and another refugee crisis, responding on Friday for the first time to ...

United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between Al Qaeda and the Islamist group leading ...

The violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway ...

Syria’s return to oil exports after the fall of the Assad regime is seen by many as a sign that Iran’s Shia Crescent of ...

In October 2018, China donated 800 electrical power generators to Latakia, Syria’s largest port. Beijing has also made major, long-term investments in Syrian oil and gas – totalling about $3bn.

China’s endless promises of more trade, investment, and reconstruction in Syria have failed to materialize. Beijing pledged $2 billion in aid to Syria in 2017, and six years later, the media ...

In 2023, Xi Jinping hosted the Syrian leader and his wife in Beijing, pledging deeper ties and a desire to, “jointly safeguard international fairness and justice.” ...