The Observer reports from Geneva on the progress, or lack thereof, surrounding the long-awaited peace talks between the Assad regime and the unified opposition
Protesters demand resignation of city governor and security officials in response to bombings that killed 20 people earlier this week
Son of Syrian president praised and ridiculed by online media after reports emerge of his achievement in a national mathematics competition
Delegations from the United Nations and Red Cross arrive in villages of Fua and Kefraya on Monday to help facilitate national reconciliations process
Military sources claim prisoner exchange saw the release of 22 people following months of clashes between the two sides
Dollar rises one Syrian pound amid opening of markets on Saturday
Attack comes less than 24 hours after 10 people also died in shelling of Zamalka neighborhood
Militants target residential neighborhoods of the capital and Aleppo, killing eight and injuring dozens more
Assad forces target rebel-held city with mortar shells and cluster missiles, killing several civilians, activists claim
My memories took me back to the last demonstration I participated in, back in June 2012. Security forces had spread out in the area, although today there was no sign of bullets or tear gas. Instead of chasing everyone out of the area, the soldiers who had formed a cordon around the demonstrators were laughing and smoking.
Faced with severe economic strain, Syrians are finding it relatively impossible to survive on what they have access to. How can families overcome these conditions? Moreover, how could a Syrian family provide for its needs inside Syria at such an unprecedented cost?
Assad forces bombard western Damascus with mortars and barrel bombs shortly after reports emerge of a regime gas attack on the area
Ra’fat Salman Abu Rahhal killed by opposition fighters in the east of the capital, activists claim
“I looked around, trying to figure out where the sound originated from, and realized it had come from my neighborhood. I ran back home, all thoughts of sorrow were replaced by fears for my family”
Local media sources confirm reports of regime capture of the airport following air and ground attack
Shelling targets areas of Damascus city, Jaramana and al-Wafideen Camp, Damascus Police Command source reports
Damascus supports a peaceful settlement to fend off the “specter of war” jeopardising regional and international peace and security, says Syria’s foreign ministry
In what seems a regime-sponsored deal between local rebels and radical group, ISIS fighters have left al Hajar al-Aswad, a next-door district to the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp, after almost two-year siege.
Activists say Damascus city is witnessing an escalation of arrests as the Syrian army suffers an acute shortage of fighters following a series of mass defections
Ministry slams coalition for air strike on Syrian army post which killed three and injured over a dozen more in Deir-ez-Zor
