In recent days, Israeli officials have dismissed the possibility that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa would agree to any peace deal without a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan ...

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The Syrian Climate Change Programme (SPCC) has called for the declaration of a state of environmental emergency in light of the massive wildfires sweeping the forests of Lattakia’s countryside—fires ...

This monument, contrary to claims by some attempting to justify its destruction, bears no allegiance to the “former regime,” Salam Kawakibi writes in al-Araby al-Jadeed.

New DesignThe complaint, brought by human rights advocate Imadeddin Al-Muntasser, claims that the defendants misused their political visibility and past affiliations with the Syrian opposition to lure ...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed that 390 civilians, including more than 100 children, have been killed in Syria since the beginning of 2025 ...

The Syrian General Authority for Land and Maritime Ports announced on Thursday the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with the French shipping company CMA CGM. According to an informed ...

The Syrian government has officially denied the existence of any peace negotiations with Israel, asserting that such discussions are “premature” and contingent on specific conditions.

The issue of foreign fighters in Syria has resurfaced prominently following a recent meeting in Riyadh between U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, brokered by Saudi Crown ...

Syria’s upcoming People’s Council elections will unfold through a tightly controlled two-stage process, according to Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, head of the country’s newly formed Supreme Committee for ...

The Syrian government’s recent decision to mandate the use of the Sham Cash (شام كاش) app for public sector salary payments has triggered widespread concerns about digital security, data privacy, and ...

As Syria navigates the turbulent aftermath of more than a decade of war, a contentious question has returned to the national spotlight: Could privatization offer a viable path to reconstruction and ...