Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions

When Syrian government forces entered the minority Druze enclave of Sweida this summer, it backfired. Sectarian attacks on ...
Religion News Service on MSN

Hopeful for a new beginning in the new year, American Jews make historic trip to Syria

Millennia of Jewish life in Syria came to a close in the 1990s. Today, only around half a dozen elderly Jews are believed to ...
Rudaw

Damascus denies responsibility in deadly attack on northern Syria village

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Damascus government on Sunday denied involvement in deadly strikes on northern Syria that ...

Syria’s foreign minister is in Washington for the first visit by a Damascus official in 25 years

Syria’s foreign minister is in Washington, kicking off the first official visit to the United States by a top Syrian official ...

After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

The Dura Europos synagogue was painted around 244 CE but was filled with dirt just a decade later by the Roman garrison ...
Khaleej Times on MSN

Syria to establish new parliament, testing inclusivity pledge

Syria is preparing to establish the first parliament since Bashar al-Assad was toppled, a milestone in the transition from ...
FDD's Long War Journal

Syrian integration in focus as Syrian President Sharaa speaks at UN

Syrian transitional President Ahmed al Sharaa spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, urging support ...

Head of US military's Central Command meets Syrian leader in Damascus

The head of the U.S. military's Central Command held talks Friday with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus in a rare meeting between the new Syrian leader and a top U.S. military ...

Arrest warrant for Bashar Assad shows Syrian courts’ accountability, but can it be enforced?

Since the start of widespread protests in 2011, Bashar Assad’s name has been tied to numerous violations and international ...

Syria’s new president takes center stage at UNGA as concerns linger over terrorist past

Former al Qaeda member Ahmed al-Sharaa leads Syria's fragile transition after toppling Assad, facing sectarian violence and ...
Rudaw

Damascus claims raising Syria's flag at Semalka crossing 'unilateral' move

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Syrian government official said on Monday the raising of Syria's flag by northeastern Syia's (Rojava) authorities at the Semalka border crossing with the Kurdistan Region ...

A Syrian president arrives in New York for UN General Assembly for the first time in nearly 60 years

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly. This marks the first visit by a ...