DAMASCUS: Trials of leading figures from the deposed Syrian regime represent a significant turning point in the country’s transitional justice process, two rights organizations said. Speaking to SANA, the organizations said the judicial process moves documented rights cases into national courts, en»»»

Preliminary findings implicate ex-intelligence officer Amjad Youssef in deaths of the children missing since 2013 Syria's commission for missing persons said on Saturday that the six children of chess champion and dentist Rania al-Abbasi were killed after disappearing with their parents more than a»»»

Syrian commission confirms the deaths of Rania al-Abbasi’s six children, missing since 2013 under Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Syria’s National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP) says the children of dentist and former chess champion Rania al‑Abbasi, who disappeared with their parents more than a dec»»»

DAMASCUS, May 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Syria's commission for missing persons said Saturday that the children of dentist Rania al-Abbasi, who disappeared with their parents more than a decade ago under former president Bashar al-Assad, were likely dead. The fate of the children, unknown for years, beca»»»

DAMASCUS - Syria’s commission for missing persons said on May 30 that the children of dentist Rania al-Abbasi, who disappeared with their parents more than a decade ago under former president Bashar al-Assad, were likely dead. The fate of the children, unknown for years, became a symbol for the pli»»»

Damascus: Syria's commission for missing persons said Saturday that the children of dentist Rania al-Abbasi, who disappeared with their parents more than a decade ago under former president Bashar al-Assad, were likely dead. The fate of the children, unknown for years, became a symbol for the pligh»»»

Mohammed Massoud Morsi is a master storyteller and it is no surprise that the manuscript of his new novel won the prestigious 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award. He brings stories to light that unsettle stereotypes and show unremittingly the fault lines, hypocrisies and ethical dilemmas of lives lived under»»»

German prosecutors have charged a suspected former member of Syrian intelligence with crimes against humanity and the torture and murder of dozens of prisoners held in a Damascus prison under Bashar al-Assad, a statement said on Monday. The accused, who was arrested in May and identified only as Fa»»»

At least 13 people were killed by Israeli forces in a southern Syrian village overnight, Syrian state television reported Friday, while the Israeli military said six soldiers were wounded in a clash with "terrorists" in the area. Syria's foreign ministry condemned the Israeli incursion and called i»»»

At least 10 people were killed by Israeli forces in a southern Syrian village overnight, Syrian state television reported Friday, after Israel's army said six soldiers were wounded in an operation in the area. "The number of martyrs from the Israeli aggression... has risen to 10, including women an»»»

Syria's new authorities arrested a military justice official who issued death sentences for people held in the notorious Saydnaya prison under the ousted government of President Bashar Assad, a Syria war monitor said on Thursday.According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Mohammed Kanjo H»»»

Saudi Arabia's investment minister led a business delegation travelling to Syria on Wednesday, where they were expected to sign deals worth around $4 billion as part of Riyadh's efforts to support the country's post-war recovery. The Gulf kingdom has been a crucial supporter of interim President Ah»»»

JARAMANA — In her home in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, Riham Waqqaf spent the night trying to distract her children from the sound of sectarian clashes that have terrified local residents. "The gunfire didn't stop throughout the night and intensified at dawn," said the 33-year-old humanitarian »»»

A Syria war monitor on April 29 said nine people including six Druze fighters were killed in sectarian clashes near Damascus, as authorities blamed "gunmen" and vowed to pursue those involved. The overnight clashes, sparked by the circulation on social media of an audio recording deemed blasphemous»»»

The ruler was grateful for their loyalty, they had been fanatical in his service and a key part of his rise to power. But they wanted more, caused him problems both internally and internationally, they rose up against him and tried to replace him. That gave him the opportunity to have them all jail»»»

Syria's Internal Security arrested former Colonel Abdullah Nazem Karaf, who previously served as the head of the Investigation Department of the Palestine Branch (Branch 235) of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad's military security. Karaf was known for his involvement in severe human rights viol»»»