A Land of Elegies: One year after the massacre
AL-ARABY AL-JADEED
March 11, 2026
Yet what makes massacres even more merciless is not only the number of the dead, Samar Yazbek writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Yet what makes massacres even more merciless is not only the number of the dead, Samar Yazbek writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
A tragic incident in the city of Qamishli, in al-Hassakeh province, has shocked both local and international audiences.
Nearly a year has passed since the massacres on Syria’s coast, yet the killing has not truly stopped, Omar Kaddour writes.
The core of Syria’s dilemma is its unavoidable geopolitical alignment, Ghassan Al-Mufleh argues in Al-Thawra.
A source within the Ministry of Interior has revealed to Syria TV that a “terrorist plot” targeting the capital, Damascus, has been successfully thwarted.
In a parallel development, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced the mobilization of approximately 100,000 reserve soldiers to the southern front in Syria and Lebanon
After 7 October 2023, the eruption in Gaza spilled far beyond the Strip, unleashing a wave of changes that stretched across Gaza, Palestine, and the Middle East.
The uproar comes at a moment of growing tension between the Syrian public and the transitional government, which is already under scrutiny for its shortage of trained security personnel and its failure to enforce accountability for misconduct.
The new administration continues to deploy the term “terrorism,” but now as a tool of statecraft rather than a label imposed upon it, Daraj argues.
A grim pattern is taking shape in central Syria, and it is one the country’s transitional authorities can no longer ignore, al-Hal writes.
In a system built on the constant manufacture of enemies, the most destabilizing moment may be the day the enemies run out.
Syrian authorities have signaled openness to continued engagement with the Human Rights Council but have not formally stated whether they support renewing the commission’s mandate.
As Syria marks more than a year since the fall of the Assad regime, the corruption file has emerged as a central test of whether the new political order can deliver the break from past practices that millions of Syrians expect.
Ministry Spokesperson Noureddin al-Baba said that before Syrian Arab Army units and internal security forces arrived at the site, “widespread escapes” had taken place.
The transfer has prompted scrutiny over its underlying motives, Ultra Syria writes.
A voice recording attributed to Homs Police Chief Brigadier General Mouhafad al-Naasan circulated online shortly after the killing
According to local sources, the unrest began early in the day when an armed group from the village of Lubein in Suweida’s western countryside—affiliated with the Abu Sarhan clan—stormed the Criminal Security Branch in downtown Suweida
A growing wave of speculation surrounds an imminent government reshuffle, fueled by reports that President Ahmad al-Sharaa intends to remove his brothers from their posts.
Syria’s Minister of Justice, Mazhar al-Wais, held talks on Tuesday with a visiting European delegation to explore expanded cooperation in legal and judicial fields, according to an official statement released by the ministry.
Michel Shammas is a Lawyer, Writer, and Human Rights Activist.
