Israel and Turkey Are Shaping a New Syria From Their Borderlands
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessSyria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month’s toppling of longtime dictator,…
Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers | News
Asaad Hassan al-Shibani named foreign minister and Murhaf Abu Qasra defence minister. Both are allies of HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.Syria’s new rulers have appointed a…
Syria and the stakes for regional powers | Syria’s War
As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics. Contributors:Dina Esfandiary – Senior MENA adviser,…
The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United…
Thousands of Syrians celebrate new government in Umayyad Square | Syria’s War
NewsFeedThousands of Syrians, many newly returned to the country after the fall of Assad, celebrated their new government with fireworks and the new flag in…
Israeli forces fire at Syrian protesters in Deraa, wounding one | News
Demonstrators demand an end to Israeli military presence in border town in southern governorate.Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Syrian protester demonstrating against the…
U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. diplomats traveled to Damascus Friday and held a first-ever meeting with the rebels who toppled longtime dictator Bashar Assad. Washington officially regards…
Erdogan urges end of foreign support for Kurdish fighters in Syria | News
Turkish president compares Kurdish YPG fighters to ISIL and says neither group has a future in Syria.Turkiye expects foreign countries to withdraw support for Kurdish…
Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’ | News
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Syria’s new interim gov’t spokesperson says plans to establish a fair justice system a priority.Syria’s new rulers have pledged to create…
US diplomats in Syria to meet new HTS authorities
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but…
US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared | Syria’s War News
Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad, though they were not publicly disclosed.After years…
Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters | Syria’s War News
Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane.Turkiye has hit back at…
Christmas in Damascus is different this year, after al-Assad’s fall | Syria’s War News
Damascus, Syria – There’s something different about Christmas this year, Damascenes say. Although the decorations may have been more elaborate last year, Carol al-Sahhaf says this…
Turkish FM denies Trump claim of ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye in Syria | Syria’s War News
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has denied a claim by incoming United States President Donald Trump that the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was…
‘My first time shopping Damascus,’ Sarah in Syria | Syria’s War
NewsFeedFor Sarah Kassim and many other Syrians, the fall of the Assad regime means they can visit the capital. This is her first time shopping…
‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma | Syria’s War News
Eastern Ghouta, Syria – Amina Habya was still awake when she heard screaming outside her window in Zamalka, Ghouta, on the night of August 21,…
First Syria flight takes off from Damascus airport since Assad’s downfall | Syria’s War News
The first commercial flight in Syria since the toppling of longtime President Bashar al-Assad earlier this month has taken off from Damascus airport. The flight…
First flight leaves Damascus after the fall of the al-Assad regime | Bashar al-Assad
NewsFeedThe first flight to leave Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad has taken off for Aleppo. The flight carried 43 passengers including journalists.Published On…
“Never again” says UN envoy to Syria on visit to Sednaya prison | Syria’s War
NewsFeedRelatives of missing prisoners at Syria’s Sednaya prison expressed their anger during a UN visit on Monday, while the UN envoy to Syria hoped it…
UN envoy warns Israeli attacks in Syria are destabilising | Syria’s War
NewsFeedUN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has warned that Israeli attacks inside Syria are undermining the country as its tries to rebuild after the…