The Existential Challenge for Syria’s Alawites

The week of March 6-12, 2025, will live in infamy in the Alawite psyche. Over those days, Alawite communities across 56 villages along Syria’s Mediterranean coast came under a brutal assault, leaving thousands of civilians dead or missing. Attackers looted …

EU sees Syria instability as terror risk

FILE PHOTO: A family, seen through razor wire and barbed wire, walk in the Sayyida Zaynab neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky BRUSSELS - Instability in Syria could pose security risks for Europe, according to a draft …

At meeting with Turkish, Syrian counterparts, Safadi reiterates Jordan’s ‘unlimited’ support for Syria

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi underlined Jordan's “unlimited” support to Syria in confronting all threats to its security and stability. Safadi’s remarks came during a joint press conference in Ankara on …

Trump considers lifting Syria sanctions ahead of possible meeting with new Syrian leader

ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested lifting sanctions on Syria as a goodwill gesture ahead of expected talks with Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during his Middle East tour, which includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. In …

Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

The foreign ministers of Syria, Türkiye and Jordan, meeting Monday in Ankara, called on Israel to cease attacks on Syria and to withdraw troops from the country. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on Syria since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was …

Syria's de facto president to skip Arab League summit in Iraq: Report

Msheireb Museums opened “Departures”, a photo exhibit by Anas Khalaf capturing his return to Syria

Khalaf was unable to return to Syria for years after being placed on Assad’s wanted list for directing The Translator, a political thriller exploring the early days of the Syrian uprising and decades of repression. After 12 years in exile, acclaimed Franco …

Six Americans killed in Syria, five disappeared since 2011

With the fall of Assad, victims families hope that there can now be clarity on what happened to their loved ones in Syria [Getty] At least six US civilians have been killed in Syria since the outbreak of the uprising in March 2011, and five more remain …

Sectarian Violence Escalates in Syria Under Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Government

May 12, 2025 Hour: 1:42 pm A new wave of sectarian violence has struck Syria, with extremist factions affiliated with Ahmad al-Sharaa’s self-proclaimed government carrying out massacres in the Alawite-majority coastal region of Latakia. Latest Incident in …

The strategic illogic of Israel's actions in Syria

For much of the international community, the jury is still out over Ahmed al-Sharaa’s near-transformation from jihadist revolutionary to Syria’s sober statesman. Israel, by contrast, has long ago passed judgment on al-Sharaa and his administration, with …