Women Describe Horrors They Endured in Assad’s Prisons

Under the Syrian dictator’s rule, the wives and children of rebels were seized as leverage. Some are now speaking about their ...

Desperate Search for Missing Syrians Leads to Mass Graves

More than 100,000 people disappeared during the civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government ...

After Assad's fall, Syrians and EU officials hold rare meeting in Damascus

Representatives of Syria's civil society have held rare open discussions in Damascus. Officials from the European Union and ...

Almost a year after Assad's fall, Syria's missing remain a deep wound

The fate of the tens of thousands of people who were arbitrarily arrested or forcibly disappeared since the civil war began ...
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Exiled Syrian opens up about death-defying smuggling operation that showed proof of Assad's cruelty

It’s been more than a decade since tens of thousands of photos started appearing online showing the broken bodies and torture ...
Jewish Insider

Trump, al-Sharaa meeting highlights growing Saudi-Turkish competition for influence over Damascus

The presence of Saudi and Turkish officials at the White House during the meeting underscores how Syria has become a ...
Al-Monitor

Six ancient statues stolen from Syria's National Museum of Damascus

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the National Museum of Damascus after it reopened, a month after the ousting of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al ...

Hunt for thief after ancient Roman statues are stolen from Syria's national museum

The Damascus museum, which houses priceless antiquities, was closed after the heist was discovered early on Monday.
Al-Monitor

Exclusive-US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari AMMAN/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that ...