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
“There was one shabeeha whose task was to distribute food to the prisoners. He would offer 10 detainees to entertain the soldiers. Sometimes he would torture the detainees by himself.”
Deadly shelling rocks the capital’s suburban districts while two civilians in the Hassakeh province are killed in land mine explosions
All of a sudden, someone began knocking urgently on the door. I ran to open it and found a group of young fighters carrying Zuhair. He was covered in blood, and they were in tears as they chanted prayers for “the martyr”
Syrian overseas trade witnesses $20 million slump since 2014, Damascus Chamber of Industry reports
Witness details the killing of thousands of prisoners in Damascus’ infamous Sednaya military prison
Efforts and future visions aimed at shortening length of litigation and fostering citizens’ trust in the judiciary, says justice minister
A bigger risk is to encounter regime soldiers or members of the security service who are also digging their own tunnels
I couldn’t understand how and why the security forces raided Ismail’s house and arrested him. He hadn’t been involved in any revolutionary activities. Two years would pass without hearing any news of my brother.
Damascus youths fear draft as regime forces continue their two-week campaign of mass arrest in the Syrian capital
Sources estimate the number of births have decreased from half a million in pre-crisis times, to about 200,000 in 2015
As soon as she got on the bus, a large sign caught her attention – ‘Niqab available for female passengers’
The small marketplace near the capital’s Old City provides Syrians with a range of essentials at low prices as an increasing number of residents face economic hardship
“There is no more food here. The siege has forced us to look to other kinds of food to stay alive. Starvation does not discriminate between children and grown-ups”
Relief organizations struggle to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of Syrians living with disabilities amid siege and war
“What the Syrians decide is what will be,” information minister tells participants of Media Men Against Terrorism conference in Damascus
Islamist rebels bombard civilian neighborhoods in both cities killing six and injuring dozens more, claim sources
