The antagonistic interests of the imperialist powers and the regional powers of Israel, Turkey and the Gulf states that have backed Sharaa in their bid to control Syria has the potential to ignite ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s legislative elections committee has finalized a new “interim” electoral system for ...

To make that happen, President Donald Trump needs to leverage his unique standing with Middle Eastern leaders. He must set ...

Syria will hold its first parliamentary elections from September 15 to 20, 2025, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will appoint one-third of the 210 seats, while ...

Having started on 19 July and lasted for about five days, with considerable bloodshed and subsequent displacements, the ...

The Israeli government is using the armed clashes in Sweida to establish a new form of control in southern Syria, political sources in Tel Aviv told the Israel Hayom newspaper. “The government claims ...

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to ...

A Reuters investigation has found the new president's brother, Hazem al-Sharaa, along with a sanctioned Australian are in ...

Currency depreciation The Syrian pound, which had been depreciating steadily since 2011 due to the conflict, sanctions and political developments, has dropped sharply in recent days.

The U.S. and Russia are trying to launch Syria peace talks at a conference in Geneva, possibly next month.

The developments were a major boost for the Syrian president, who had been imprisoned in Iraq for his role in the insurgency following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the Arab country.