Syria

The United States has urged Syrian troops to halt their advance through Kurdish-held territory in Syria’s north, amid clashes with Kurdish-led forces over strategic posts and oilfields along the Euphrates River. The rapid advance of Syrian troops on Saturday came after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to retreat…

Syria's army has seized swathes of the country's north, dislodging Kurdish forces from territory over which they held effective autonomy for more than a decade. The government appeared to be extending its grip on Kurdish-run areas after President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree declaring Kurdish a "national language" and granting…

Israel's Druze use AI to present to testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women Sheikh Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze community, also drew the diplomats’ attention to the crimes committed against Druze women in the attacks on Sweida and the nearby Druze villages.  Leader of the Druze…

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For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, many in Germany – including the country’s leader – want those same Syrians gone.…

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Saudi firms signed energy deals with Syria's Ministry of Energy. Photo: SANA The Syrian Petroleum Company has signed four agreements with Saudi firms focused on technical support and oil and gas field development in Syria. According to the Syrian News Agency (SANA), this signing at the Ministry of Energy marks…

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A set of tough U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria under its former leader Bashar al-Assad could be lifted within weeks, after their repeal was included in a sweeping defense policy bill unveiled during the weekend and due for votes in Congress within…

Even as many Syrians are celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad dynasty, democracy remains a distant dream as President Ahmed al-Sharaa has declared elections would not be held before 2029. With continuing sectarian violence, Syrians stare at an uncertain future. Many Syrians gathered in major cities…

The country marks one year since the overthrow of the al-Assad dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule. People celebrate as they wait for a parade by the Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus Syrians are celebrating the anniversary of the overthrow of the al-Assad…