DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This month marks a turning point for Syria’s children. After more than a decade of crisis and disrupted education, a powerful shift is underway—a movement to bring children not just back into...
(MENAFN) Talks between Israel and Syria have recently encountered a critical obstacle, as reported by several sources from a news agency. The dispute centers around Israel’s insistence on establishing a secure passage through Syrian land, which...
(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa delivered a landmark address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, announcing that Syria is entering a new phase of reconstruction and urging international partners to back the war-torn nation’s...
(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa declared on Wednesday that his nation is undergoing a process of reconstruction after years of devastating conflict, appealing to the global community for assistance in this endeavor. “Syria today is...
(MENAFN) Syria Civil Defense reported Monday that firefighting crews remain engaged in efforts to suppress widespread wildfires in the Latakia countryside, located in the western part of the country. According to a statement from the agency,...
(MENAFN) Syria will conduct parliamentary elections on October 5, marking the first such vote since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's regime last year, the country's electoral commission confirmed on Sunday. The commission announced that elections...
(MENAFN) Syria’s supreme committee for parliamentary elections declared on Sunday that the country will hold voting for its 250-seat People’s Assembly on October 5, marking the first legislative election since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s...
(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa declared on Wednesday that Syria is in the process of rebuilding after years of conflict, urging the international community to back the reconstruction efforts. “Syria today is rebuilding itself, and as a...
(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Wednesday to discuss Syria’s ongoing political transition, according to a statement released by Guterres' office. During the talks, Guterres emphasized the...
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Ahmad Al-Sharaa the Syrian Leader stated that his nation is recovering from years of conflict, urging the international society to help in the journey. During his landmark appearance at the UN General Assembly, which is the...
DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — Damascus town councilman Jack Richard McCrady passed away on Thursday. “Jack McCrady provided strong and experienced leadership that benefitted his Southwest Virginia community," Rep. Morgan Griffith said. "As a mayor, town...
In a country where survival itself is often celebrated, even moments of joy can suddenly transform into reminders of how fragile normalcy remains. A Night of Celebration Turns Dangerous The incident in Damascus’s affluent Al-Mazzeh neighborhood...
The rejection of a trilateral agreement by a local Syrian committee exposes the growing tension between grassroots self-determination and top-down international negotiations in conflict zones. The Context of Resistance Sweida, a predominantly...
Six ISIS brides and their children have reportedly smuggled themselves from Syria back to Australia. The Herald Sun reports the women were issued passports after undergoing security checks and DNA tests by Australian agencies. The federal...
Saudi Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan underscored on Friday the cultural ties that bind the Kingdom with Syria. He held talks with his Syrian counterpart Mohammed Yassin Saleh in Riyadh, saying he will work with him to bolster...
Syria is preparing for a historic moment with the candidacy of Henry Hamra, a 47-year-old Syrian-American and the son of the last rabbi to have left the country in the 1990s. Hamra thus becomes the first member of the Jewish community to run in...
The U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Treasury took steps this September to further ease restrictions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. In early September, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) revised...
Damascus’s reported willingness to engage with its longtime adversary Israel signals either a dramatic shift in regional dynamics or the Assad regime’s increasingly precarious position in a fragmenting Syria. The Unthinkable Becomes Negotiable For...
People walk along an alley in the old city of Damascus, Syria, Oct. 2, 2025 (AP photo by Hussein Malla). On Sunday, Syria will hold its first legislative elections since the ouster last year of dictator Bashar al-Assad. The vote—a milestone in...
Damascus – Saba: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented a series of revenge killings, assassinations, and sectarian crimes over the past 48 hours, targeting Syrian citizens from various sects, noting that violence and sectarian...
