Thousands of residents at risk of starvation as regime forces and Lebanese Hezbollah blockade the town in the western countryside of Damascus
Prime minister says Syrian government hopes to expand trade with India to alleviate the impacts of economic sanctions and war
Dozens of armed rebel groups rally behind Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran following execution of Shiite cleric
I Have the Right to Learn campaign aims to help thousands of children without access to education in the eastern suburbs of Damascus
The US retreat from the Middle East, Russian expansionism in the region, and an increase in Tehran’s influence in Syria and the region has led the pro-Assad camp to dominate the Syrian file as we witness a decline of other influential regional and international players from the scene
The question that should be asked here is: how can the lifeline be thrown to Syria in order to avoid what happened in former Yugoslavia, which became divided into several republics, with fire still under the ashes?
In May 2011, following Syria’s popular uprising, around 1,500 detainees were released from the country’s most notorious prisons under presidential decree. Four of these detainees would later go on to form some of Syria’s most radical Islamist factions, and fundamentally change the course of the revolution
Local relief agencies in Rastan struggle to secure food for young children amid debilitating siege conditions
Representatives at the Vienna II conference agreed to disregard all points that were scheduled for discussion, even those which remain disputed, in order to settle one specific issue: the elimination of ISIS and other terrorist groups
Countries sponsoring terrorism must come to see they have reached an impasse and need to change their positions if recent Security Council resolutions are to be successful, top advisor to President Assad tells Lebanese TV
Syrian president attends ceremony led by Sheikh Adnan al-Afyoni at Al-Akram Mosque in Damascus
Medics say 10 people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed when their neighborhood was targeted with two missiles loaded with toxic sarin gas
As if the injustices of war were not enough, I suffer from the injustice of the male society in which I live. Women like me have no right to dream or to express their opinions, even if they work as paramedics in field hospitals.
Committee approved to negotiate on behalf of all opposition political and military wings, says general coordinator
Armenia’s top envoy to Syria says Ottoman genocide of around 1.5 million people continues to leave destructive cultural impact on generation after generation of Armenians
Chinese Foreign Ministry announces it will host Syrian FM as Beijing attempts to play a more active role in finding a solution to the crisis
Security Council members urged to protect Syrian civilians as opposition demands an end to Russia’s indiscriminate attacks
“Hezbollah finds itself in an awkward position as its militia is unable to launch a wide response against Israel for fear of its response, which may result in more human losses in Hezbollah ranks, especially since a third of its fighters have perished in Syria”
Opposition factions in Aleppo are currently fighting on several fronts, including against ISIS and Kurdish militias in the northern countryside, and against the regime in the province’s south, west and north
Witness describes encounters with Tutari after he was transferred to Adra Prison in 2011 following the Sednaya Prison uprising
