Israeli incursions and violations are making life increasingly untenable in southern Syrian border villages, as residents curtail their movements, suspend reconstruction and investment, and consider l...

Soil salinization is a complex and expanding crisis in rural Raqqa, where fields are becoming unusable and farmers have limited means to respond.

Following President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s reshuffle of governors and ministers, questions have emerged over whether the appointments reflect growing public discontent or signal a preference for trust and ...

Despite progress in talks between Suwayda education officials and Damascus to secure recognition of upcoming baccalaureate exams, students are wary of a repeat of last year, when thousands were left w...

لا تكمن الإشكالية القانونية في مشاريع إعادة تنظيم أحياء شرق دمشق (جوبر والقابون) في مبدأ التنظيم بحد ذاته، بل في مدى احترم جوهر حق الملكية

Under pressure and death threats, a number of journalists and activists have fled Suwayda in recent months as the space for free expression narrows in the Druze-majority southern province.

Under pressure and death threats, a number of journalists and activists have fled Suwayda in recent months as the space for free expression narrows in the Druze-majority southern province.

فرّ العديد من الصحفيين والناشطين من السويداء إلى دمشق، بعد الضغط عليهم، أو تهديدهم بالقتل والتصفية، وهو ما يثير تساؤلات حول حرية التعبير في السويداء، وما هو حدود المسموح والممنوع في الإعلام المحلي وعب...

فرّ العديد من الصحفيين والناشطين من السويداء إلى دمشق، بعد الضغط عليهم، أو تهديدهم بالقتل والتصفية، وهو ما يثير تساؤلات حول حرية التعبير في السويداء، وما هو حدود المسموح والممنوع في الإعلام المحلي وعب...

On the second anniversary of the revolution since the fall of the Assad regime, have its earliest aims—freedom, justice, dignity and the rule of law—been achieved, or is the journey far from over?

Israeli aircraft sprayed large areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province with herbicides at least three times in late January, killing crops, devastating farmers and damaging trees.

يظهر تحليل بيانات ثلاثة مؤشرات طيفية مستقلة للغطاء النباتي تراجعاً متزامناً في الغطاء النباتي في منطقة كودنة بريف القنيطرة، مقارنة بما كان عليه قبل رش المبيدات عبر الطيران الزراعي الإسرائيلي

As Damascus and the SDF inch towards integration, is northeastern Syria heading for unified state institutions, “complementary integration,” or a revival of divided influence?

تسيطر"قسد" على أحياء مدينتي القامشلي والحسكة، بينما يقتصر الانتشار الأمني لحكومة دمشق على المربعين الأمنيين في المدينتين، في مشهد يعيد إلى الأذهان نموذج "المربعات الأمنية" الذي كان قائماً في سنوات حكم...

A new integration agreement between Damascus and the SDF is underway in northeastern Syria, but major obstacles remain—from diverging interpretations of the deal to the deep influence of the PKK-linke...

A four-day ceasefire marks the latest effort to integrate SDF and Syrian government forces and avoid a dangerous military showdown, but its success hinges on each side’s willingness and ability to com...

A financial settlement between sanctioned Syrian business tycoon Muhammad Hamsho and the country’s new government has sparked controversy given his deep ties to the Assad regime and role in profiting ...

This week’s escalation in Aleppo city comes amid a deepening political crisis between Damascus and the SDF, particularly after the latest round of negotiations to implement the March 2025 agreement st...

A year of false starts, bloodshed, shifting balances of power and foreign intervention has produced a complicated landscape in Druze-majority Suwayda, one in which the voices calling for secession and...

The first year of the “new Syria” brought relative economic stability and a marked improvement in the exchange rate of the pound, but economic burdens still weigh on Syrians. Has the cost of living cr...

The first year of the “new Syria” brought relative economic stability and a marked improvement in the exchange rate of the pound, but economic burdens still weigh on Syrians. Has the cost of living cr...

شهد العام الأول لـ"سوريا الجديدة" استقراراً نسبياً وتحسناً ملحوظاً في سعر صرف الليرة، إلا أن الأعباء الاقتصادية ما تزال تثقل كاهل السوريين، وسط سؤال لا إجابة حاسمة له حتى الآن: هل أصبحت الحياة المعيشي...

Olive yields fell across Syria this year amid the worst drought in 60 years. In southern Daraa province, the harvest was 68 percent lower than in 2024, and 86 percent lower than in 2011.

Amid signs of deepening security and intelligence cooperation between Syria and the US, talk is mounting of Syria joining the international anti-IS coalition. What could such a move mean?