Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa affirmed during a press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday that "the safety of Syrian citizens is our top priority," and called for the lifting of European sanctions on his country. Sharaa is making an...

At Basel al-Sati’s souvenir shop in a central Damascus market, socks bearing caricatures that ridicule ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his once feared family now sell like hot cakes. “I want to bring joy to people who’ve been deprived of happiness for so many days and...

The voluntary return of Syrians to their country has continued through the Öncüpınar crossing in Turkey's Kilis province, opposite the Bab al-Salam crossing in Syria's Aleppo province, since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024. The Öncüpınar crossing is one of the...

The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) announced the resumption of hearings for Syrian asylum seekers, after a hiatus that began in December 2024. This is the first step toward processing thousands of pending cases. The Tagesspiegel newspaper reported that the office...