Syria

Syria: Protests over living conditions as UN Security Council voices concern over Sweida situation ————————————————– Damascus and several Syrian provinces have witnessed public protests over deteriorating living conditions, rising fuel prices and declining public services, as the UN Security Council…

Syria: Friday blast at military site left 11 dead —————————- Syrian authorities on Saturday announced an explosion of unknown origin killed 11 people at a military site in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor the previous day, Arab News Reported.…

Syria Issues First Verdicts in Trial Over Coastal Violence Targeting Alawites —————————————— A Syrian court has issued its first verdicts in a case related to mass killings in the country’s coastal areas in 2025, sentencing a former government forces member…

Syria: Fuel price hikes trigger widespread economic protests ——————————– A sharp increase in fuel prices across Syria has sparked widespread protests, road blockades, and transport strikes, with demonstrators expressing anger over worsening living conditions and economic policies under the government…

Eight Killed, More Than 15 Injured in Fire at Kobani Prison Amid Security Tensions ————————————— Eight prisoners were killed and more than 15 others injured, some critically, after a fire broke out inside a prison in Kobani, northern Aleppo, following…

War Remnants Continue to Kill in Syria, Leaving 253 Dead and 389 Injured in 2026 ——————————— Landmines, unexploded ordnance, and remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat to civilians in Syria, with at least 253 people killed and…

Syria’s Plans to Convert Mezzeh Military Airport Into Private Jet Hub Spark Mass Grave, Land Rights Concerns ——————————————– Plans by Syrian authorities to transform Damascus’ former Mezzeh military airport into a private aviation hub have triggered concerns from rights groups…

Controversy Over Reported Verbal Order to Remove “Hayya ‘ala Khayr al-‘Amal” from Alawite Mosque Calls in Syria’s Coastal Areas —————————————— Reports about recent measures to prohibit the phrase “Hayya ‘ala Khayr al-‘Amal” (“Rush to the best of deeds”) from the…

Syria: Dozens of Women Killed and Hundreds of Remains Found in Mass Graves Amid Ongoing War Consequences —————————————- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that 118 women were killed across Syria between the beginning of 2026 and the…

Containing Extremist Forces, Pursuing Political Solution Prevents New Conflict in Northeastern Syria ————————————– A pragmatic approach and efforts to contain extremist elements by Syria’s transitional authorities and the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have helped prevent a new…