Local officials claim reason behind the closure was due to negligence, while others expressed their discontent with the decision by Turkey to intervene in the affair
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Tuesday Damascus would have to “wait and see” if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would change Washington’s policy on Syria but that he was ready to cooperate with him in fighting militants. Following is the full text, as published in SANA
New report by human rights group claims regime is responsible for the death of 188,729 civilians, over 90 percent of all victims from nearly six years of war in Syria
Loyalists from the coastal city enraged after second woman abducted in three days from regime checkpoint with no witnesses coming forward
Despite the president-elect’s promises to withdraw American power from the region and revert to a more isolationist strategy, history shows us that major changes in US foreign policy rarely occur with the rotation of presidential administrations, writes Eyyad al-Jaafari
Event will include leading domestic and internationally-based opposition figures in the Syrian capital with support from Russia and the Assad government
Sharia court receiving around two to five children a day from hotspots requesting travel permits for reasons including that they did not know the fate of their parents, according to judge
Opposition leader hopes Trump can prove his critics wrong by showing greater leadership over Syria than his predecessor Barack Obama, with a comprehensive new approach to protect civilians
Russian PM says high-level Israeli officials expressed their desire for someone who can control the situation on the ground in Syria
Turkey hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world, around 3 million, and has so far spent more than $12bn on their Syrian guests
“It’s not pressure that created the problem — it’s the intellectual cultivation and the mentors who were raised by the teachers of Al-Qaeda and the Wahhabi ideology… This is the fruits of decades of sectarian broadcasts and miseducation.”
New law will substitute for the “foundlings” law, as the government moves to substitute the term for children of “unknown parentage” in an effort to reduce stigma
“Committee believes it is necessary to revive the truce once more in Aleppo and elsewhere and remove the fighters of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and permit international organizations to enter the eastern districts, and to bring out wounded and sick and treat them”
Coalition’s secretary-general criticizes UN envoy for remarks in which he hinted at possible war crimes from FSA and rebel fighters
One of the most likely reason’s for Russia’s announcement to halt raids on Aleppo may be that Moscow has begun to sense the weight of international pressure upon it, and has begun to resent the situation of international embarrassment which the developments in Aleppo have caused
Director of criminal security calls on Syrians to remain skeptical of reports on social media pages regarding theft and prostitution in the capital
Lack of medical staff, equipment and medicine to cover the needs of the wounded forces closure of besieged town’s medical committee
Yasser Farhan calls on Syrians with dual nationality in Europe to wage legal battles against the Assad regime for war crimes
Saudi Arabian king reaffirms his country’s support for Syria’s revolution and its people against the Assad regime and its allies
Infighting between East Ghouta’s main rebel groups threatens to undermine the security of the opposition-held district as regime forces encircling the Ghouta area stand to benefit from the instability
