More than 273,000 Syrians who fled their country’s civil war to neighboring Turkey have returned home since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad in December, Turkey’s vice-president said Friday. “The number of people who have voluntarily returned to Syria since December 8, 2024...

Israel’s military said on Thursday it arrested members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in countryside outside Syria's capital Damascus.   The Syrian Ministry of Interior revealed the death of a civilian and the kidnapping of seven people during an Israeli incursion targeting the...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) revealed the criminal record of Interior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar, confirming that he faces legal responsibility for crimes against humanity that do not expire with time. The report indicated that the Ministry of Interior, under his leadership,...

Syria’s government has decreed that women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body at public beaches and swimming pools, while permitting Western-style beachwear at private clubs and luxury hotels. The tourism ministry decision issued this week marks the first time the...