Syria

A French court issues the warrants in connection with the bombing of a press centre in Homs in 2012 that killed two journalists. A French court has issued arrest warrants for seven former top Syrian officials, including ex-President Bashar al-Assad, for the bombing of a press centre in Homs, a…

Israel's simultaneous push for peace and ongoing attacks in Syria are putting the country's brand-new leader to the test, threatening to undermine his nascent rule as the hardline Islamist fighters who helped bring him to power risk turning against him. Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the former Islamist rebel chief…

PARIS (Reuters) -French investigating judges have issued arrest warrants for seven former top Syrian officials, including ex-President Bashar al-Assad, for the bombing of a press centre in Homs in 2012, a judicial source and a human rights organisation said on Tuesday. Homs, in western Syria, was a major rebel stronghold…

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Construction is expected to take 12 months, after which the facility will enter service at full capacity. Image: Unsplash. Syria’s state-owned General Corporation for Electricity Transmission and Distribution has signed a deal with Syrian-Turkish Energy Company (STE) to build a 100MW solar plant…

Jerusalem Post / Middle East Ex-IDF analysis chief: Chances of security deal with Syria are higher than with Lebanon - interview In the case of Syria, the concessions needed by either side to reach a deal “are less dramatic and easier than getting Hezbollah to disarm in Lebanon,” Kuperwasser said.…

We have received a heavy letter from one of our readers about the Syrian Christian students in Hungary who might be forced to return to Syria under dangerous conditions. Please, read their letter below: “To those who may not know what has been happening in Syria during the last 14…

Syria is marking its first International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, as the country grapples with lingering questions over the fate of the many thousands who disappeared during the country’s civil war. In a report released on Saturday to coincide…

Greenwashing Dispossession: The Israeli Renewable Energy Industry and the Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources August 2024 In this update, Who Profits examines the growing Israeli renewable energy sector, contingent on the exploitation of occupied Palestinian and Syrian land and natural resources.  This update highlights the construction and expansion of commercial…

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Julis Local Council in northern Israel and meets with Druze community spiritual leader Sheikh Moafaq Tarif and other local leaders, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo: Amos Ben-Gershon/GPO) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday with Druze leaders in the northern Israeli town of Julis.…