As part of a series of interviews on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising, the Syrian Observer sits down with French diplomat Michel Duclos to discuss his experience of working in the country.
The following statement was released by the United States, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising
As part of a series of interviews on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising, the Syrian Observer sits down with historian Dr. Nadine Meouchy to discuss the past, present and future of the country.
The EU grants multi-million dollar aid packages to refugee host countries, an elderly man is tortured to death in Afrin, four die in a Russian airstrike on oil refineries, and Yazidi women survive sex slavery by ISIS. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Europe has moved closer to expressing a unified stance on the forthcoming Syrian presidential elections, writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Survivors of chemical attacks have filed a lawsuit in France over the use of chemical weapons in Douma and Eastern Ghouta, according to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Syrian researcher and human rights defender Radeef Mustafa has decried the alleged torture of Islam Alloush, writes Shaam News.
Former Jaysh al-Islam spokesman’s family have claimed that he is subjected to psychological and physical torture in France, writes Sowt Al-Asima.
Russia and the US are both funding the Syrian Democratic Forces, writes Baladi News.
In an international first, a former Syrian intelligence service member has been found guilty of crimes against humanity, writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Russia’s special envoy for Syria has conducted a secret meeting with Assad and “guarantors” of the Astana process, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Geir Pedersen has announced that the Constitutional Committee will resume talks in an effort to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Mohammad Ezzat Khattab has put himself forward as a candidate for the 2021 presidential elections, amid confusion about the position of the opposition writes North Press.
The former French Ambassador has met with the Autonomous Administration to discuss Kurdish issues and has taken custody of French children from al-Hol reports North Press.
The French Minister of Defence has warned that the Islamic State is re-emerging in Syria and Iraq and that France’s mission in the region continues reports Al-Modon.
Nour al-Shilo has been freed by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, after previously being handed a death sentence for allegedly communicating with the US-led International Coalition reports Enab Baladi.
Parties involved in the Syria crisis are making diplomatic efforts to secure political gains, before the Biden administration take control in Washington writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
President Bashar al-Assad has attended a meeting in Damascus held by the Ministry of Endowments and addressed religious scholars and clergymen writes SANA.
Brigadier General Khaled al-Halabi has reportedly been settled in Austria, with the help of Israeli intelligence agents, after serving as chief of Syrian intelligence in Raqqa from 2009 until 2013 writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Ameer Alhalbi, was wounded at Place de la Bastille by “a police baton” as he covered the weekend demonstrations opposing police violence and the French government’s new law restricting sharing images of officers reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
