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 ...

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 ...
Syrian Arab News Agency

Injuries and people trapped in ceiling collapse at old Saraya Building, Damascus

Several people were injured, others trapped in a ceiling collapse in the old Saraya building in Al-Marjeh Square, central ...

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 ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

Syria’s new president shows progress, but will he hold firm to his promises of peace?

It’s in America’s interest to have a Syrian government that is stable enough to fight terrorists and improve relations with ...

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 ...
The Media Line

Damascus, Kyiv Revive Diplomatic Ties in a Shift Away From Moscow

The Syrian landscape shifted in December 2024, when Syrian factions overthrew Ba’ath Party rule after more than six decades, ...