Many countries have their worst showing in more than a decade in an index that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide ...

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of ...

Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

There is now a major shift to a competitive free-market economy, Syria’s new economy minister said. Read more at straitstimes ...

Syria's new leaders are moving to overhaul the country. There were high levels of corruption under the Assad regime. Some state-owned companies will be sold. Syria's new Islamist leaders are ...

With pills to calm his heart and CCTV monitoring his stairs, one man set out to hold politicians, police and even regime ...

Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...

Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet back ...

deep-rooted corruption and international sanctions. Those factors have left Syria in shambles. Of its 23 million people, 69% make do on the equivalent of $3.65 a day, according to the World Bank.