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...

At least 190 people imprisoned for their participation in the Syrian revolution are living in Roumieh Prison, northeast of Beirut, in dire conditions after years of arbitrary detention without fair trials. They face severe overcrowding, inadequate or almost non-existent medical care, and...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen, and that he hoped it would not arise. In a fragment of an upcoming interview with Russian state television published on Telegram, Putin said that Russia...

Syria signed a 30-year contract with French shipping giant CMA CGM to develop and run the port of Latakia, the port’s director and a company official said on Thursday. Joseph Dakak, CMA CGM’s regional director, said he was “pleased today to announce the signing of an investment and...