Syria

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil liberties organization in the US, has hailed President Donald Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria, Anadolu Agency reported. Announced during the 2025 Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Trump described…

The U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will lift sanctions on Syria, marking a major policy shift following the fall of the former regime, the NY Times reported. The announcement came during a business forum…

Hama province in central Syria has witnessed a sharp rise in targeted killings since the start of 2025, with 122 people reported dead amid deteriorating security and growing sectarian tensions. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the victims…

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani has urged the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to promptly implement an agreement integrating their autonomous administration into the Syrian state, Arab News reported. Speaking in Ankara, Al-Shaibani warned that delaying the deal, signed in…

Gunmen have killed six Alawite civilians in Syria’s coastal and interior regions over the past 24 hours, The National reported. The attacks come days after Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara’s visit to France, where he discussed protecting minorities amid ongoing…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has reportedly made a strategic pitch to U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his visit to the Middle East, seeking a potential meeting to ease tensions between Syria and Israel while exploring opportunities for economic cooperation.…

ISIS militants killed two Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters in a machine-gun attack on Tuesday in al-Bahra town, eastern Deir ez-Zor province, Rudaw reported. The Kurdish-led force reported that the assailants fled on motorcycles after clashes. The SDF called this…

Druze communities near Damascus are defying Syria’s interim government order to surrender light weapons, following deadly clashes with Sunni militants, Arab News reported. The violence, which began in Jaramana and spread to Sweida province, has heightened fears among the minority…

The UN’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has condemned recent sectarian violence in Damascus and Israeli strikes on the capital as “unacceptable,” Arab News reported. The violence erupted in the Druze-majority towns of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and Jaramana, where clashes…

Over 1.4 million Syrians have returned to their homeland since the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime last December, Anadolu Agency reported citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The UNHCR stated on X that while hope is now a reality for…