Syria

Syria’s fragile post-war landscape is showing signs of deepening instability as rivalries between armed factions and foreign-linked militias intensify, with analysts warning that the country risks sliding toward a security crisis similar to Libya’s. According to reports from Al-Akhbar and…

Syria’s Post-Conflict Reconstruction to Cost at Least $216 Billion: World Bank —————————————- According to a report by the World Bank, Syria faces a staggering reconstruction bill of at least $216 billion, as the country recovers from over a decade of…

UK Removes Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from Terror List …………….. The British government has removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former al-Qaeda affiliate that led the Syrian rebel alliance which helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, from its list of banned terrorist…

World Bank Estimates Syria’s Reconstruction Costs at $216 Billion …………… The World Bank has estimated the cost of rebuilding Syria after more than 13 years of war at $216 billion, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the country’s new…

Syrian Relatives Search Ruined Cemetery for Loved Ones After Assad Regime Attack ———————————– Relatives in Syria are desperately searching for any sign of their loved ones in a cemetery near Damascus that was deliberately destroyed by the former Bashar al-Assad…

Syrian Regime Secretly Moved Mass Grave to Hide Evidence of Killings, Reuters Investigation Finds ———————————– A Reuters investigation has concluded that the former Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad ran a clandestine two-year operation to exhume and secretly relocate tens of…

Syrian Observatory Urges UN to Inspect Security Branches Over Torture Reports …………….. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has called on United Nations committees to visit detention centers and security branches across Syria following reports of systematic physical and psychological…

Post-Assad Syria: Fragile Parliamentary Elections and Minority Restrictions ———————————————- The Syrian parliamentary elections, held under the supervision of the interim government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, were marked by widespread restrictions on the participation of women and minorities. Several key provinces,…

Widespread Protests in Syria Over Cuts to Islamic Education Hours and Grading ———————————- A decision by the Syrian Ministry of Education to reduce the teaching hours for Islamic Education and eliminate its score from final examinations has sparked a wave…

Sectarian Threats in Damascus’ Zainabiyah Highlight Rising Minority Insecurity in Syria ———————————————— Reports of threatening sectarian slogans and harassment directed at Shia residents in the Zainabiyah district of southern Damascus have triggered fresh concern over Syria’s fragile intercommunal balance, as…