Recently, we have heard claims that kinship should not disqualify someone from public responsibility, and that it is natural in Syrian society for a large family to contain many competent individuals, Hussam Jazmati writes in Syria TV.
“We are not yet at a stage of stability in Syria that would allow for large-scale deportations,” EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner told the German Press Agency.
The American shift coincided with a rapid Syrian military advance east of Aleppo beginning on 6 January
With the SDF file nearing resolution, attention is shifting southward to Suweida province, Ultra Syria writes.
Between 2016 and the fall of the former regime in late 2024, allegations of corruption within Aleppo’s city council deepened the problem, as oversight weakened and enforcement faltered.
The French daily Le Monde has revealed that Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, played a decisive and central role in securing the ceasefire and political understanding between Syria’s transitional government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Informed sources told Al-Modon that senior officials in the U.S. administration have warned the Israeli government against providing any form of support to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), amid rapidly shifting political and security dynamics in Syria—particularly in the country’s north and east.
The newly formed council comprises 35 members, including religious, social, and cultural figures. It will operate for an initial six-month trial period, subject to extension, under the authority of the President of the Islamic Ulama Council.
Al-Masdar reports that the announcement quickly moved beyond local news, raising broader legal questions: Does a municipal council have the authority to impose hiring conditions on private businesses?
A striking paradox lies in the fact that the PKK—long a military tool of the former regime —now opposes a system that has officially recognized the Kurds as an integral component of society, Abdul Hakim Bashar argues in Al-Thawra.
The U.S. President stressed that Syria’s economic stability forms an essential pillar of stability across the Middle East.
President Sharaa stated that Syria has succeeded in overcoming numerous obstacles over the past year.
Sharaa chose to abolish the post of prime minister and to head the Syrian government himself, even though he has no familiarity with the workings of Syria’s state institutions, according to Malath Al-Zoubi.
Syria must entrench eight essential pillars to attract domestic and foreign investment, according to Osama Al-Qadi in Al-Thawra.
Repeated statements by U.S. officials emphasized support for the new Syrian authority and for a unified Syrian state, Faisal Alloush argues in Ultra Syria.
Jeffrey made these remarks in an interview with Voice of America, rejecting characterizations of the partial U.S. withdrawal from northern Syria as a “betrayal of the Kurds.”
An official Ministry statement described the move as a practical expression of the national orientation toward promoting equal citizenship and safeguarding the cultural and linguistic rights of Kurdish citizens as an integral component of Syrian society.
Iraq’s prison system is already under severe strain, Daraj writes.
The prison administration affiliated with the Autonomous Administration issued a statement noting that a designated section of the prison housed a number of juveniles—some accused of crimes for which official complaints had been filed, and others who were victims of recruitment and exploitation by the Islamic State
Naddaf draws on earlier episodes from Syria’s modern history to reinforce his warning against externally encouraged fragmentation
