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Forbidden cities

25 May 2023

In Damascus, there are places that appear untouched by Syria’s civil war. But in cities such as Aleppo and Homs, the destruction is overwhelming. Among the rubble, people try to patch up homes and lives – and long for a…

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Ghraoui chocolate

17 September 2007

Bassam Ghraoui and his workers defy the Syrian heat to produce exquisitely packaged, award-winning chocolates and fondants. We join them to find out why, for Ghraoui, the future is orange.

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The Foreign Desk - The Syria Story

18 January 2014

The Syria Story: Ahead of the Geneva II conference on the Syrian civil war, The Foreign Desk presents a special documentary on the conflict. We’ll look at everything from its beginnings as a popular protest against the rule…

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The Foreign Desk - Russia in Syria

3 October 2015

As Russia's bombing campaign in Syria intensifies, questions are raised over who Vladimir Putin is really targeting; we take a careful look at what his ambitions in the region might be. Our guests are Monocle’s Moscow…

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Expo 21: Trading places

17 March 2009

Syria is moving away from the staunch socialist principles that dominated the country for decades. President Bashar al Assad has created a new merchant class and forged business links with neighbour Turkey. Nowhere has…

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The Foreign Desk - The future of Syria

2 September 2023

A wave of protests across government-controlled areas of Syria gathered momentum this week, with demonstrators demanding regime change. Is a future without Bashar al-Assad still possible for Syria? Andrew Mueller speaks to…

Monocle Minute

Syria’s slippery slope

6 January 2017

The Syrian peace talks scheduled to take place in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana are skidding off-course. Reports of violations by the Assad regime – including continued fighting in Wadi Barada over a major water source …

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Building up hope

17 October 2019

The fighting has stopped in Damascus. But despite the look of normality, this is a city of black-market deals, shortages and deep pessimism.

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Floats your boat

20 April 2017

The strategically key Bosphorus Strait has put Istanbul’s nerdy ship-spotters at the axis of shifting military tides.

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Africa/Middle East

25 April 2013

We turn the spotlight on the flight route from London to Baghdad, the ambitions of Nairobi's new senator, and the latest from Bamako.

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Town of the talk

9 September 2014

A new kind of politicking and activism has sprung up in Istanbul since it became home to Syria’s official opposition. Monocle meets the diplomats and advocates forging ahead for change in uncertain territory.

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The Foreign Desk - Syria: is Assad losing?

18 April 2015

Monocle’s foreign editor Steve Bloomfield asks if Bashar al-Assad is finally losing the battle for Syria? He analyses the ongoing war – now in its fifth year – with acting editor at ‘Syria Deeply’, Katarina Montgomery, and…

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The Foreign Desk - Is this the man to lead Syria?

15 November 2014

In a special edition of the Foreign Desk, Monocle foreign editor Steve Bloomfield interviews the president of the Syrian National Coalition, Hadi al-Bahra.

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The Foreign Desk - Syria: who wants what?

22 February 2020

A nine-year civil war has brought immense suffering upon the Syrian people. But this has never been only a Syrian conflict. Aside from the fighting between Syria’s government and Syrian rebel groups, the war has drawn in…

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Hala Gorani

23 February 2017

The anchor and intrepid correspondent for CNN International on the culture and civility that define her Syrian heritage.

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 7: Russia’s involvement in Syria

16 March 2016

Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced that most of his troops will be leaving Syria. We ask why they were there in the first place and discuss what this withdrawal will mean for peace in the country.