Inmates fail to flee Syrian camp holding Islamic State families
Syrian Kurdish forces said on September 3rd that they foiled an attempt by over 50 detainees to flee a camp,...
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Syria: ministry members detained over suspected civilian abuse
Members of Syria's defence and interior ministries suspected of carrying out abuses on civilians in Suweida province have been questioned...
France issues arrest warrants for Assad and ex-Syrian officials
France has issued arrest warrants against the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and six other ex-senior officials of Syria, over...
Watchdog finds uranium traces in Syria linked to bombed site
Traces of uranium have been discovered in Syria by the UN nuclear watchdog in its investigation of a building attacked...
Syrians are cautiously optimistic about their country’s future
A national Syrian survey has found that while Syrians feel optimistic about their country's new leadership, economic challenges and corruption...
Syria makes first crude oil export after 14-year pause
A total of 600,000 barrels of crude oil was exported from Syria on September 1st, marking the first known formal...
Enforced disappearances rampant across MENA, rights groups say
With the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances held on August 30th, rights groups have warned that these...
Syria’s president rejects Israel ties over Golan Heights
The President of Syria, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, has dismissed the possibility of joining the Abraham Accords, the 2020 agreements that normalised...
Syria to remove two zeros from currency, eyes stability
Syria will release new banknotes, dropping two zeros from its currency in a bid to bring back public faith in...
Over 20,000 from northeast Syria camps repatriated to Iraq
A total of 25,000 Iraqis from northeast Syria's al-Hol and al-Roj camps have been repatriated, according to the US Central...
UN envoy warns of fragile situation in Syria
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council on August 21st that the situation in Syria is...
Female journalists are being empowered in Syria
Compared to their male counterparts, female journalists face significant challenges on and offline. Last month, to conquer these threats, Arab...
Libya: Syria reopens embassy in Tripoli after 13-year closure
After over 13 years of closure following the Syrian revolution in 2011, Syria’s embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reopened,...
Syria: US-led forces capture Islamic State member
US-led coalition forces captured a member of the Islamic State group (ISIS) during an operation in northwest Syria, according to...
US conducts airdrop raid near Syria-Turkey border
US-led coalition forces executed an airborne raid on August 20th in the Idlib province, near the Syria-Turkey border, targeting alleged...
