The Rehabilitation of Fadi Saqr and the Marginalisation of Syria’s National Opposition: What’s Behind the Move?

Amid a political landscape fraught with security and military complexities—and against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions between Israel and Iran—Syria’s new leadership under Ahmad al-Shara appears to be doubling down on a perilous strategy: …

Syria’s Parliamentary Elections: Jury Committees Replace Public Vote in Two-Phase System

Syria’s upcoming People’s Council elections will unfold through a tightly controlled two-stage process, according to Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, head of the country’s newly formed Supreme Committee for Elections. At the centre of the process is a “jury-based” …

Feature: Syria's Damask rose wilts under climate stress, farmers cling to heritage

by Hummam Sheikh Ali AL-MARAH, Syria, June 16 (Xinhua) -- In the hillside town of Al-Marah, nestled in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus, the legendary Damascene rose is facing one of its most difficult seasons in recent memory. A symbol of Syria…

The US must restrain itself from being too involved in Syria’s redevelopment

When President Donald Trump met Syria’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, for the first time last month, he came away impressed with the man’s vision, stamina and looks. “Young, attractive guy, tough guy,” Trump told reporters after the session. “Strong past …

DAN AIR becomes first EU airline to resume commercial flights to Syria

On June 15, 2025, Romanian carrier DAN AIR launched regular Bucharest–Damascus flights, becoming the only EU airline operating commercial services to Syria. This milestone follows bilateral agreements and official approval from both Romanian and Syrian …

Syria and Morocco discuss sports cooperation

Damascus, SANA – The Minister of Sports and Youth, Mohammad Sameh Hamid, discussed on Monday with the Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Damascus, Abdullah Babah, ways to enhance sports and youth cooperation between the two …

First EU flight to Syria in 14 years lands in Damascus

Airlines are slowly resuming flight to Syria, as the country seeks to regain its position on the world stage after the ouster of the Assad regime [Getty/file photo] The first direct flight from the European Union to Syria in over a decade took off from …

Assad adviser claims US journalist Austin Tice was executed in Syria: Report

An American journalist who went missing in Syria more than a decade ago was executed on orders from then-President Bashar al-Assad. That’s according to Major General Bassam Al Hassan, the man alleged to have overseen Austin Tice’s captivity, as first …

Defaced portraits of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his late father Hafez al-Assad

Between Fear and Hope in Syria

Five months after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, many Syrians fear they have merely exchanged one autocrat for another. Confronted with a battered economy and sectarian opposition to his rule, President Ahmed al-Sharaa governs a fractured country still …