June 2020

Syrian activists have cancelled a new demonstration against the regime in Suweidah province, in a bid to see detained protesters freed. Tuesday's planned protest would have been the ninth anti-regime gathering in a…

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter It seems that the differences between Turkey and Russia over the developments of the crisis in Libya have deepened and expanded, after canceling a meeting, which was…

WASHINGTON - Several al-Qaida-aligned militant groups in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib have announced the formation of a joint military operations room aimed at coordinating efforts to fight Syrian government troops and its…

In late December, US President Donald Trump signed the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act. The document, which sanctions almost all Syrian economic and trade activities, as well as the country’s government officials, is due to come…

Thank you for your reading and interest in the news Syrians fear knock-on effects of US ‘Caesar Act’ sanctions and now with details Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - With new sanctions set to be imposed…

Taking advantage of Syria’s currency havoc, Ankara has funneled Turkish liras into “liberated” areas in northern Syria, but any plan to fully sideline the Syrian pound in those areas appears unrealistic. The dizzying nosedive of the…

'Food is problem for us. We can’t buy vegetables; most days they eat bread, nothing else' Ahmad Yassin Al Ali and his wife Fawza Umri pose for a picture with 13 of their 16 children inside their tent at Atmeh camp, near…

Cairo proposed a political initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis calling for a cease-fire between the conflicting parties, but the Government of National Accord, backed by Turkey, rejected it. Over a year into the war in Tripoli,…

On Wednesday, the US’ Caesar Act, which will place renewed pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, will come into effect. Assad is becoming more and more of a liability. The situation in Daraa and this week’s protests in…

Syria’s dictator crushed an uprising—but the ground may be crumbling beneath his feet.   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma arrive at the Elysee palace on July 14, 2008 in Paris. DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP VIA GETTY…