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Israeli Air Strikes in Syria Leave Four Dead, Hit Military Sites

Israeli Air Strikes in Syria Leave Four Dead, Hit Military Sites

Wed 2 Apr 2025 22:03 CEST

Israel has carried out air strikes against a military research facility in Syria's capital Damascus and an airbase near the city of Hama, reports the state-owned Syrian news agency Sana.

EU Expresses Willingness to Work with Syria's New Government

EU Expresses Willingness to Work with Syria's New Government

Mon 31 Mar 2025 21:47 CEST

The EU welcomes the formation of the new transitional government in Syria. This is stated by the Union's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas in a statement

Hind Kabawat Becomes First Female Minister in Syria's New Government

Hind Kabawat Becomes First Female Minister in Syria's New Government

Sat 29 Mar 2025 22:42 CET

Syria's transitional government, after the overthrow of former leader Bashar al-Assad, is taking shape. Hind Kabawat becomes Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, and the first woman in the new Syrian government

UN Reports Over 21,600 Syrians Flee to Lebanon After Violence

UN Reports Over 21,600 Syrians Flee to Lebanon After Violence

Tue 25 Mar 2025 19:18 CET

More than 21,600 people have fled from Syria to Lebanon after the wave of violence in western Syria at the beginning of March, according to the UN's refugee agency UNHCR.

Israel Strikes Syria: Multiple Fatalities Reported in Latest Attacks

Israel Strikes Syria: Multiple Fatalities Reported in Latest Attacks

Tue 25 Mar 2025 05:30 CET

Israel has carried out air strikes and fired artillery against Syria. Several people have been killed, according to local Syrian authorities' reports

Building a New Syria Through Reconciliation Efforts

Building a New Syria Through Reconciliation Efforts

Mon 24 Mar 2025 06:00 CET

The hope of Syria healing faded when large numbers of Alawites and Christians were killed. A reconciliation effort is required to break the multi-year spiral of violence, according to Roy Moussalli, who founded an inter-religious aid organization

Multiple deaths in Israeli attacks in Syria

Multiple deaths in Israeli attacks in Syria

Tue 18 Mar 2025 01:17 CET

Multi-billion support to the new Syria

Multi-billion support to the new Syria

Mon 17 Mar 2025 10:41 CET

Syria receives 5. 8 billion euros, equivalent to nearly 64 billion Swedish kronor, in support to help the war-torn country

Little interest in returning to Syria

Little interest in returning to Syria

Mon 17 Mar 2025 08:26 CET

One person. The Syrians' interest in getting help from Norwegian authorities to return to their home country is, to say the least, lukewarm

Freedom of Expression in New Syrian Constitution

Freedom of Expression in New Syrian Constitution

Thu 13 Mar 2025 16:29 CET

Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a temporary constitutional declaration. The constitution is to regulate legislation during the five-year transitional period calculated for a possible democratic development and potential democratic elections

Uncertainty despite new constitution in Syria

Uncertainty despite new constitution in Syria

Thu 13 Mar 2025 14:19 CET

Women's "social, political and economic" rights are included, as well as freedom of the press and freedom of expression. But at the same time, Syria's provisional new constitution establishes five years of Islamist rule

Canada to Ease Sanctions Against Syria

Canada to Ease Sanctions Against Syria

Thu 13 Mar 2025 06:10 CET

Canada is planning to ease its economic sanctions against Syria and appoint a new ambassador to the country, announces the Canadian Foreign Ministry.

After the Civil War – People Are Fleeing Syria Again

After the Civil War – People Are Fleeing Syria Again

Thu 13 Mar 2025 06:01 CET

Is Syria on its way to falling back into civil war – just a few months after the Assad regime's fall? In just a few days, over 1,300 people were killed along the Syrian Mediterranean coast, mainly Alawites and Christians. Many are now terrified and have fled the country

Syria establishes national security council

Syria establishes national security council

Thu 13 Mar 2025 00:05 CET

Syria's transitional government announces the formation of a national security council to be led by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Syria: "Illegal Revenge" is Not Allowed

Syria: "Illegal Revenge" is Not Allowed

Tue 11 Mar 2025 14:05 CET

"Illegal retaliation" must be avoided. This is the message from the investigative committee set up by Syria's new leadership after the recent days' killing of hundreds of civilians – most of them Alawites and Christians

Syria: Israeli Attack on Daraa

Syria: Israeli Attack on Daraa

Mon 10 Mar 2025 23:38 CET

Syria's President Signs Agreement with Kurds

Syria's President Signs Agreement with Kurds

Mon 10 Mar 2025 19:24 CET

Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa announces that an agreement has been reached with Kurdish groups in the country to integrate into the central government's rule in Damascus.

Damascus: "Operation" on the coast completed

Damascus: "Operation" on the coast completed

Mon 10 Mar 2025 10:43 CET

Syria's Defense Department says that an "operation" on the coast has been completed, that its soldiers have "neutralized" other security forces said to be behind the killing of hundreds of civilians in recent days. The dead are reported to mainly belong to minority groups, Alawites and Christians

Expert on Syria: A Powder Keg That Has Now Exploded

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Expert on Syria: A Powder Keg That Has Now Exploded

Sun 9 Mar 2025 13:33 CET

The killing of civilians from the Alawite minority can be traced back to a "bitter and bloody legacy" from the war in Syria. But also to a security force that is not entirely controlled by the government, says Middle East expert Aron Lund

Testimonies from Syria: Dead bodies in piles

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Testimonies from Syria: Dead bodies in piles

Sun 9 Mar 2025 07:44 CET

Testimonies speak of dead bodies in piles and people are said to flee from coastal areas in Syria. Anxiety grows after days of reports of the killing of civilians, primarily from the Syrian Alawite minority

Over 1,000 dead in Syria – reports of massacres

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Over 1,000 dead in Syria – reports of massacres

Sat 8 Mar 2025 09:15 CET

At least 745 civilians from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by security forces and allies over the past three days, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). "This is one of the largest massacres in the Syrian conflict," says SOHR chief Rami Abdulrahman in a statement

Over 250 dead in Syria – "five separate massacres"

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Over 250 dead in Syria – "five separate massacres"

Fri 7 Mar 2025 08:12 CET

At least 162 people from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by Syrian security forces in "five separate massacres", reports the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). Additionally, at least 95 more people have been killed in clashes between government forces and supporters of the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad

Assad Supporters Killed at Least 13 Syrian Police Officers

Assad Supporters Killed at Least 13 Syrian Police Officers

Thu 6 Mar 2025 19:37 CET

At least 13 Syrian police officers have been killed in an ambush in the coastal city of Jableh, according to an official in Damascus and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Syria Vows to Dismantle Chemical Weapons Stockpile After Assad's Fall

Syria Vows to Dismantle Chemical Weapons Stockpile After Assad's Fall

Thu 6 Mar 2025 02:42 CET

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani promises to destroy the stockpiles of chemical weapons built up under the previous regime. The promise is made in a speech to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday