سوريا - Syria

Media Freedom in Syria, Still Unresolved

Amir Hakouk | Mohammad Deeb Bazzet | Rakan al-Khadr Syrian media is undergoing a pivotal p...

Damascus welcomes UN report, reaffirms commitment to investigations into the Syrian coast and Suwayda

The Syrian government welcomed the latest report issued by the Independent International Commission...

Israeli report: Iran war creates opportunities for Syrian government

Regional tensions are rapidly escalating amid the US-Israeli war against Iran, raising the possibili...

War remnants explosion injures 31 civilians in Homs

A blast caused by explosive remnants of war inside an abandoned military barracks in the al-Abbasiya...

Syrian refugees return home as Israel pounds Lebanon amid rising conflict

Honor’s Dark Logic

Society places its heaviest weight upon women, measuring honor through their conduct, while men are...

Sharaa, Macron, and Aoun Hold Tripartite Dialogue on Lebanon’s Stability

In a joint communication with French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, S...

Temporary Curfew Imposed Across Western Homs Villages Following Attack on Administrative Building

The Internal Security Forces Command in Homs province has instituted a temporary curfew across sever...

Damascus Navigates New Security Challenges After the Sarghaya Incident

Lebanese security sources told Syria TV that direct communication was established between the Syrian...

Damascus Weighs Appointing SDF Figure as Deputy Foreign Minister

The Syrian government is considering appointing a figure from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to...

Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador

Iraq’s national security adviser Qassim al-Araji says he told Australian ambassador that countries s...

One year after Syria’s coastal massacres, justice remains elusive

As Alawites mark one year since the massacres in Syria’s coastal regions, residents of Baniyas say f...

Unspoken exclusion: Inaccessible public transport isolates disabled Syrians

An inaccessible public transportation system and degraded infrastructure pose daily challenges to di...

Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran?

A stateless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as...

Hostage review – this portrait of a war reporter is jaw-dropping stuff

This documentary about British war correspondent John Cantlie – who was kidnapped by IS and is belie...

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows

US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fighte...

Tens of thousands displaced in Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue – video

At least 30,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon, according to the United Nations, following he...

‘We lost everything’: How Israeli herbicides destroyed Quneitra crops and pastures

Israeli aircraft sprayed large areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province with herbicides at least...

Albanese wants us to turn the temperature down. He should start by showing kindness not contempt for those in Syria | Julianne Schultz

Those who know the Australian prime minister well say that he is an empathetic person, but all too o...

Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa

‘Rebranded’ terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government’s western pivotOn t...

Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt? – podcast

Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall...

How olive oil exports exacerbate Syria’s water crisis

Even as Syria suffers an acute water crisis, thousands of cubic meters of groundwater are flowing in...

Yusuf was trafficked into Islamic State territory as a boy – now the Australian faces a ‘vague and chaotic’ situation

While Yusuf is believed to be trapped in Iraq’s opaque prison system, hundreds of kilometres away, h...

My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni

Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – no...