Sunday’s high-level Syrian-Israeli meeting in Amman, held under US mediation, was an urgent exercise in damage control. Convened days after Israel…
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Mohammed Ghumaira, a 29-year-old former civil defence volunteer and father of two, survived years of war while helping rescue others. On 16 August,…
Syria’s new People’s Assembly has taken another important step towards becoming a functioning legislature. After five days of internal debate,…
Debate over Syria’s political future has persisted since the fall of the Assad regime, but the formation of the transitional legislature has brought…
It was more than a local disturbance when the convoy of Hasakah’s governor was attacked in Ras al-Ayn on 22 July. Protesters blocked the road and…
Syrian authorities recently intercepted a weapons shipment at the border with Iraq, reportedly bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon. The operation may look…
The arrest of Syrian media activist Bakkar Hamidi by the Military Police on 12 July has sparked both protests and problems for the authorities, as…
After months of anticipation, Syrian authorities have now announced the 70 lawmakers appointed by President Ahmad al-Sharaa to the country’s…
A few months after public pushback forced Damascus governorate to pause restrictions on alcohol consumption in March, the issue has re-emerged…
The latest test of Syria’s fragile transition began not in a ministry or a public square, but inside a ceramics factory south of Damascus. Workers at…
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