EU Asylum Applications Drop 23% in 2025 Amid Syrian Decline
Delegations from Germany, France, and Italy have visited Damascus to explore repatriation arrangements with Syria’s interim government
Delegations from Germany, France, and Italy have visited Damascus to explore repatriation arrangements with Syria’s interim government
While some progress has occurred, such as reforms to personal status laws improving women’s rights, LGBTQ+ protections remain conspicuously absent, Daraj writes.
Only 1,867 people have returned from Germany with government support this year.
On April 8, Shibani announced the restructuring of Syria’s embassies and missions at the direction of Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
This is the third arrest warrant France has issued against Bashar al-Assad, +963 writes.
A new cross-border investigation has uncovered how Syria’s notorious Fourth Division, commanded by Maher al-Assad, built one of the world’s most lucrative drug empires by exploiting pharmaceutical supply chains and regional trade routes.
Adai was widely respected for his tireless documentation of human rights abuses, exposing violations committed by all factions in Deir ez-Zor since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in 2011.
Salama’s ascent mirrors a recurring theme in conflict transitions—armed factions evolving into economic actors, al-Hal argues.
In a statement released via its official Telegram channel, the Ministry of Justice outlined its efforts to strengthen the judiciary as a cornerstone of Syria’s transitional phase
According to a source from the Syrian Ministry of Interior, cited by Syria TV, Labbad entered the Umayyad Mosque in a “psychologically unstable state” and exhibited “abnormal behaviour”. But his family says otherwise.
In Damascus, Ridwan Khadra, a mobile phone shop owner in the Al-Midan neighbourhood, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that his store was looted overnight, with thieves breaking the locks.
Beyond the horrific massacres in Suweida and the forced displacement of Bedouin families, the deepest and most enduring wound is the rupture of intercommunal bonds, Mustafa al-Dabbas writes in Al-Modon.
According to SNHR, among the dead are 17 women, 11 children, 6 medical personnel, and 2 media workers
Suweida, once a refuge for those fleeing Assad’s army, is now a city drowning in corpses and screams, Daraj writes.
The prospect of returning to Syria, now discussed more openly among some Syrian refugees in Germany after the regime’s fall, is not always framed as
The bombing—and the government’s tepid response—not only exposed the growing threat of sectarian terrorism but also revealed the extent of Syria’s internal fracture.
As Syrians grieve the loss of life and brace for possible aftershocks, the attack on Mar Elias Church stands as a grim reminder: terrorism remains a threat, not only to lives, but to the fragile fabric of Syria’s post-war recovery.
The economic and security pressures on this group have worsened over recent months, al-Modon writes.
Judge Koller condemned the defendant’s actions as “serious human rights violations” and underlined that the ruling sends a clear message: “the victims’ suffering has not been forgotten.”
The fall of the regime has spurred political and social realignment across Syrian expatriate communities, especially among Alawites, Daraj writes.
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