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Syria / 10 May 2026
Assad cousin involved in arrests which sparked civil war faces murder charges
10 May 2026
Oceania / 8 May 2026
Three Aussie women refuse bail after returning from Syria and charged with slavery offences
8 May 2026
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
Calls escalate for release of missing German journalist in Syria
28 April 2026
People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris
Round-up / 13 February 2026
World in brief: February 13, 2026
13 February 2026
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) combatants welcome the arrival of a convoy Syria's Interior Ministry security forces, deployed under an agreement aimed at stabilizing a ceasefire, in Qamishli, eastern Syria, February 3, 2026
Syria / 4 February 2026
Syrian security forces continue to deploy in Kurdish-dominated areas
4 February 2026
People gather in front of a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ain Qana village, south Lebanon, February 2, 2026
Round-up / 2 February 2026
World in brief: February 2, 2026
2 February 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa pose for a photo during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, January 28, 2026
Middle East / 29 January 2026
Syrian interim President visits Putin in Moscow
29 January 2026
Kurdish fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are cheered by local residents ahead of the end of a four-day truce with the Syrian government in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, January 24, 2026
Middle East / 25 January 2026
Ceasefire between Syrian and Kurdish-led force extended for 15 days
25 January 2026
Syrian government forces stand guard at the al-Aqtan prison after taking control of it from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, January 23, 2026
Middle East / 23 January 2026
Syrian government forces take control of second prison holding former Isis members
23 January 2026
Members of Syrian government forces deploy on the streets as they take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 8, 2026
Syria / 9 January 2026
Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes in Aleppo
9 January 2026
A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 returns to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, June 27, 2025
Syria / 4 January 2026
Britain and France strike alleged Isis weapons store in Syria
4 January 2026
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Middle East / 28 December 2025
Fighting erupts in Syria as Alawites protest against Friday bombing that killed 8
28 December 2025
clashes
Clashes / 23 December 2025
Aleppo clashes highlight controversy over Kurdish role in the new Syria
23 December 2025
Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa
Middle East / 7 December 2025
Syria's jihadist leader says Israel is fighting ‘ghosts’ after the Gaza war
7 December 2025
The body of one of the victims of an Israeli forces raid in the southern Syrian village of Beit Jin is brought to Al-Mowasat Hospital in Damascus, November 28, 2025
Middle East / 28 November 2025
Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria
28 November 2025
Syrian women walk past a fence of the National Museum of Syria in Damascus, Syria, November 12, 2025
Middle East / 18 November 2025
China ready to steer relationship with Syria back on the right track
18 November 2025
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa
Middle East / 7 November 2025
UN approves lifting of sanction on Syria's interim president
7 November 2025
Syrian electoral college members line up to cast their ballots in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025
Middle East / 7 October 2025
Syria shares parliament election results amidst exclusion concerns
7 October 2025
Syrian bathers swim as the sun sets at a beach resort in Wadi Qandil, north of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, September 5, 2025
Syria / 9 September 2025
Syria 'strongly condemned' latest Israeli strikes on the country
9 September 2025
SUMMARY EVICTIONS: A house door is seen marked with
Features / 5 September 2025
Syria after Bashar al-Assad
5 September 2025

Since Ahmad al-Sharaa came to power in Syria, the Damascus government has been given carte blanche to use maximum force against any threat to its continued rule, writes VIJAY PRASHAD    

Pedestrians walk on the Zocalo in the Historic Center of Mexico City, August 19, 2023
Round-up / 14 August 2025
World in brief: August, 15 2025
14 August 2025
A Druze militiaman rides his motorcycle past a destroyed military vehicle following last week's sectarian clashes in the Druze-majority town of Sweida, Syria, July 25, 2025
Syria / 1 August 2025
Syria’s new rulers to probe attacks on civilians during recent violence
1 August 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections in Damascus, Syria, July 27, 2025. Photo: SANA via AP
Syria / 28 July 2025
Syrian elections set for September
28 July 2025
Environmental activist Paul Watson smiles as he arrives at Charles de Gaulle's airport in Roissy, north of Paris, December 20, 2025
Round-Up / 22 July 2025
World in brief: July 22, 2024
22 July 2025