Turkey would be turned into a front line if the country was not strong in the field and at the negotiation table in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday. "If we weren't that strong both at the negotiation table and on the field in Syria today, the front line would be...

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on officials, entities and individuals it accused of providing support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Washington continued to impose sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Assad's government. The action, which also targeted the Syrian...

The trial of former Syrian intelligence senior officer Anwar Raslan in Germany continues with more witnesses in the queue to give their testimonies about the roles he played in the Syrian conflict. Because of his familiarity with and his in-depth investigations into the subject, “Der...

The Democratic Union Party’s Autonomous-administration continued the seizure of state homes and residential areas in the northeastern provinces of al-Raqqa and Hasakah. One of those affected told Zaman Al-Wasl that the Autonomous Administration asked 4 families to vacate the apartments...

In partnership with World Health Organization (WHO), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is working on a project to deploy mobile psychological clinics in northern Syria. It is part of the efforts to respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in relation to mental health and psychosocial...

    Syria's Response Coordinators Group has recorded more than 314 violations for Idlib's ceasefire by Syrian regime forces and Russia in five weeks.    The Russian-led attacks have killed 29 civilians, including seven children and two women and 4 relief...

The Tribal Council of Palmyra decided to form two judiciary bodies, a police force, a monitoring body, and a reconciliation bureau to resolve disputes between the people of this forgotten region. In consultation with all bodies and leaders of the factions located in the 55 km area on the...

There will be "no change" to the American troop presence in Syria, according to ambassador James Jeffrey, the US Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the International Military Intervention against ISIS.  The US will not diverge on its position in Syria even...

A child was killed in regime artillery shelling of civilian areas Friday in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency.  The group said regime attacks killed a four-year-old girl when the regime targeted the city center of Ariha...

On November 4, local news outlets reported that the Syrian government had released over 60 individuals from detention facilities in southern Syria and Damascus. While not the first such release, the news is a positive development in an area where little to no progress has occurred. But it is...

Turkey has transferred conjoined twins from the Syrian town of Afrin to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk University Hospital in the Hatay province of southern Turkey to separate them, Anadolu Agency reported. The agency disclosed that the Syrian babies were born eight days ago in Afrin, weighing 4.2...

The US is reportedly seeking to reduce and eliminate the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria, according to Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey. Speaking in an interview with the news outlet Syria Direct earlier this week, Jeffrey...

A 3.5 metres tall puppet of a little girl is due to make the 8,000 kilometre journey from the Syrian-Turkish border to the UK in an effort to highlight the plight of child refugees. Little Amal, as she has been named, will set off in April and is expected to arrive in the UK in July as part...

Pro-Syrian regime media outlets circulated rumors that the United Arab Emirates has banned issuing tourist visas to Syrians, which sparked confusion among the lack of clarification or any official announcements from the UAE. Loyalist media sites turned to Emirati travel agencies for...

A Syrian refugee in Lebanon set himself ablaze outside the Beirut headquarters of the UN’s refugee agency on Thursday, a spokesman for the organization told AFP. “In a tragic incident this morning, a Syrian refugee registered with UNHCR tried to self-immolate by setting himself on fire near...

Under the elegant arches and domes of an Ottoman-era compound, Joseph Tobjian displays his aromatic Aleppo soap at a trade fair designed to revive Syria's exports-starved arts and crafts. The soap maker is among more than 130 merchants taking part in the state-sponsored fair in Damascus for...

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said billions of dollars of deposits held by his countrymen in Lebanon's financial sector that were blocked after a major financial crisis were a main cause of Syria's deepening economic crisis. Lebanese banks, fearing capital flight and grappling with an...

For 9 years, Hammoud Al-Kroum has sat for hours every day to write down every detail, event, and suffering of the Syrian revolution, amassing more than 70 thousand pages filled with hundreds of facts and pivotal moments. Al-Kroum, originally from the southern countryside of Idlib, had...

Two prisoners in the Central Prison of southern Sweida province died of poisoning after the prison administration failed to transport them to the hospital, according to a local news site. The Sweida24 said that the two young men, Nawras Hani Muzher and Firas Mahmoud Ghallab, died in...

The number of Syrians committing suicide significantly increased in 2020; both in areas controlled by the regime and the opposition, Arabic Post news site reported. The site quoted reports from human rights organisations, relief groups and government bodies which all attribute the increase...