Many people in war-stricken northeast Syria cannot afford clean water with inflation rising due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
French Court Upholds Assad Uncle’s Conviction Over Ill-gotten Assets
France’s top administrative court on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an “ill-gotten gains” case over wealth estimated at 90 million …
Analysis: Erdogan’s strange courting of Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to engineer a dialogue with his old foe Bashar Al-Assad while preparing to invade northern Syria in another spin to his desperate foreign policy.
Inside the Bloody Business of Turkey’s Syrian Mercenaries
Corruption is endemic to the process, and the high levels of graft—touching recruitment, basing, and the return—empower armed actors in Syria’s northwest, evidence of how foreign interventions can …
171 killed by explosive war remnants this year in Syria so far, say reports
A total of 171 civilians have so far been killed in 2022 by explosions of landmines and other ordnance left uncovered in previous war zones across Syria, a war monitor reported …
New School Year Begins in Syria amid Stifling Crises
On the first day of the new school year this Sunday, more than 3.65 million students from various educational levels will attend 13,660 schools and institutes in the areas controlled by the Syrian …
As Syria’s war drags, more women take on waged labor
Initially, she had decided to stay in the family’s house in Al-Tah, but, after Russia entered the war on behalf of Syria’s government in 2015, her place went up in flames following Russian shelling.
Explosions rock U.S. base in eastern Syria: reports
Several explosions rocked a U.S. military base in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Saturday night, the country’s state news agency SANA reported.
Syria’s “red gold” pistachio production struggles with U.S. sanctions
But what’s worse, pistachio farmers in the country have another major obstacle to overcome: U.S. sanctions on Syria. Jihad Muhammad, head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the Syrian Agriculture …
Syria says Aleppo airport returns to service after Israeli strike
The Syrian transport ministry said on Saturday that the international airport of Aleppo city in northern Syria has returned to service after a recent Israeli airstrike.