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...

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...

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...

German police are investigating a Syrian satirist who filmed a video in a Berlin street in which, dressed in an Arab robe and turban, he flogged a handcuffed man wearing a mask depicting French President Emmanuel Macron. The video also showed Fayez Kanfash dragging the Macron character on a...