Turkish authorities issue crackdown on 48 people including leaders in the outlawed PKK as well as Syria’s Kurdish groups like the Democratic Union Party
If Trump’s framework – partnerships and not hostility – finds a path to be implemented, then his policy in the Syrian issue will be better than that of his predecessor Obama, who gave up his role and delivered the issue to Russia, writes Fayez Sara
Presenters on hidden camera show force man to strip down to underwear and shout “we want bread” on television channel owned by Lebanon’s president
Israeli activists launch awareness campaign and call for communal prayers on Jewish holiday for the “hundreds of Syrians who are dying daily in Syria, men, women and children, while the world is silent”
Yakiti Party calls off cooperation with PYD after they claim militants stormed group’s offices in the northern Hassakeh countryside, vandalizing property and arresting members
Zaman al-Wasl speaks to Abdo, a trained psychologist now residing in Lebanon, who wishes to provide an adequate life for his family by selling gas to refugee camps
Confusion heads political expectations worldwide, with cautious optimism and wishful thinking being shared between the current US administration, Russia, Iran and Assad, as concrete details around what a Trump presidency would look like remain unclear
Aleppo health directorate announces all civilian hospitals out of service due to Russian bombardment
All4Syria interviews Syrian refugee workers in the markets of southern Turkey, “we were surprised to see the grocery had a Syrian working there, and then the tailor, and the butcher… It’s a good step and it’s helped us acclimatize quickly”
Where will the next domino fall? Perhaps France? Will the French left give up Hollande to stave off political extinction in the presidential elections next year?
Local Syrian sources and Russian officials claim “terror groups” fired on demonstrators and civilians attempting to flee the opposition-held eastern districts, reports media
Event to kick off this week at the Pullman Al Shahba Hotel after Aleppo named capital of Syrian cinema
Russian monitoring center confirms delivery as part of larger effort to provide over 17 tons of food and medical support to several provinces
Opposition negotiators trying to spare the area what happened in other areas, like Daraya and Moadamiya, especially given that the regime is trying to take control of the southern countryside of Damascus
I do not believe that there is a single Syrian citizen who does not feel angry at how President Obama’s administration has dealt with what is occurring in their country. Therefore, I do not imagine that they will really regret Obama’s departure, despite the alternative which will come to replace it.
Representatives of Syria and the UN heritage body express willingness to deepen collaboration in education, science, culture, and communications
Issam says he must collect plastic materials from dumpsites around his village to use for cooking and heating as harsh winter conditions approach early
Speaker Abbas says the revolution, in which late President Hafez Assad ascended to power, laid the groundwork for comprehensive progress in all walks of life in Syria
The advent of Trump to the presidency is likely to draw the curtain on this era, which requires relying more than before on subjective factors, and inventing means of resistance which are less costly to the revolution, and less dependent on external support
