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Headlines

An Israeli tank drives along the ceasefire line between the occupied Golan Heights and the buffer zone in Syria, August 20, 2026. (Reuters/Ayal Margolin)

Israel Escalates Attacks in Daraa and Quneitra

Signing of a cooperation agreement between Syria and Ukraine on mine clearance, September 20, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)

Politics

Syria, Ukraine Cooperate on Humanitarian Demining

Syria is seeking to benefit from Ukrainian expertise and technology in dealing with landmines and remnants of war under a […]

Politics

Explosion at a weapons and ammunition depot in the al-Eis area, southern Aleppo countryside, September 21, 2026. (Aleppo Emergency and Disaster Management Directorate)

Successive Explosions Hit Aleppo, No Fatalities Reported

Damascus International Airport receives the first direct, regular Syrian Airlines flight from Amsterdam, July 2, 2026. (General Authority of Civil Aviation)

Politics

Syrian Airlines Expands Direct Flights to Europe

Syrian Airlines is preparing to launch direct flights to two new European destinations, Copenhagen and Vienna, bringing the national carrier’s […]

A torn image of ousted President Bashar al-Assad on a wall at a military base in Damascus, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)

Politics

US Sentences Former Syrian Official to 60 Years

The US Department of Justice announced that a former Syrian official who served as a prison director and governor under […]

Internal Security forces pursue an armed group in al-Sanamayn, northern Daraa countryside, September 17, 2026 (Internal Security Forces/Facebook)

Politics

Syrian Security Arrests Five Wanted Men in al-Sanamayn

Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba said security forces arrested five wanted people on Thursday, September 17, in al-Sanamayn […]

Three Internal Security Forces members killed during clashes in al-Sanamayn, Daraa countryside, September 17, 2026 (SANA/illustrative image)

Politics

Al-Sanamayn Clashes Kill Three Internal Security Members

Three members of the Internal Security Forces were killed and others wounded on Thursday, September 17, during clashes with an […]

The military court in Aleppo issues rulings against defendants accused of violations during the coastal events, September 17, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Mowaffak al-Khouja)

Politics

Aleppo Court Issues Death, Life Terms in Coastal Case

The Military Criminal Court in Aleppo on Thursday, September 17, issued rulings against four defendants in the case concerning the […]

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Sept. 16, 2026 (Anadolu)

Politics

Fidan: Israeli Policy Obstructs Syria’s Path to Stability

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Israel poses the greatest threat capable of pushing Syria into instability, arguing that its […]

Syrian Minister of Communications Abdul Salam Haykal, September 18, 2026. (Enab Baladi)

Haykal: Full Telecom Coverage in Syria Needs Three Years

Wedding traditions in Suwayda city, January 25, 2023. (Salman al-Badaish)

Society

Rising Costs Reshape Wedding Traditions in Suwayda

Izzat al-Shoufi, who married in 1978, remembers his wedding and those held in his village, which lasted for seven nights […]

Workers load aid boxes onto a truck at a World Food Programme facility in the Damascus countryside, July 29, 2025 (Reuters).

Society

France Gives €1.5M to Support Vulnerable Families in Syria

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it has received a €1.5 million contribution from the French government […]

A drug-control inspection tour at a pharmaceutical factory in Hama governorate, December 3, 2025 (Syrian Ministry of Health)

Illicit Gain Committee Confirms Pharma Factory Takeovers to Enab Baladi

Killing of 129 journalists in 2025, September 25, 2025 (Reuters)

LC & CSO

Two thirds killed by Israel, 129 journalists die in 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, documented the deaths of 129 journalists and media workers worldwide in 2025, describing it […]

Syrian women hold up photos of detainees who died in Assad’s prisons, 8 December 2025 (Caesar Families Association/Facebook)

LC & CSO

Syria’s Justice Ministry calls for handover of detainee files from Assad-era prisons

The Syrian Ministry of Justice issued a circular on Monday, 15 December, calling on citizens to hand over documents obtained […]

Journalists and activists protest outside the Internal Security building in Aleppo, calling for action over detained media workers, August 29, 2026 (Al-Watan Online)

In-Depth

Detention in Syria: Preventing the Return of Saydnaya’s Legacy

Amir Huquq | Odai al-Haj Hussin | Mohammad Deeb Bazzet | Mowaffak al-Khouja With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government […]

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stands on Mount Hermon, which Israel occupies in southern Syria, March 11, 2025. (Times of Israel/Emanuel Fabian)

Abu al-Duhur Shifts Syria-Israel Lines of Contact

New currency circulating in shops in rural Damascus, August 27, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)

In-Depth

Successes and Failures of Syria’s New Currency Replacement

Wasim al-Adawi | Mohammed Jaffal | Nour Kassem On the morning of January 1, 2026, Syrians were not simply exchanging […]

Fires in farmland in the Najha area of Rural Damascus after an Iranian missile fell following its interception by Israeli defenses, June 8, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmed Muslimani)

Iranian Missile Sparks Farmland Fire Near Damascus

Investment opportunities in multiple sectors are presented during the Syrian-Emirati Investment Forum, May 11, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)

Syrian-Emirati Forum Discusses Investment in Damascus

Syrian families arrive in the city of Raqqa after leaving Lebanon due to military tensions, March 14, 2026 (Enab Baladi/Ahmad al-Humaidi)

Syrian families return from Lebanon to Raqqa

Workers near one of the local refineries in Hasakah, January 11, 2016. (Suwar Magazine)

Economic Reports

Syria Restarts Local Refineries to Supply Subsidized Diesel

The Syrian Energy Ministry has reorganized diesel prices in the market, days after raising the price of a liter to […]

The Central Bank of Syria holds a consultative workshop with US-based Citibank on dollar clearing mechanisms, July 15, 2026. (Central Bank of Syria/Telegram)

Economic Reports

Why Syria’s Official and Market Exchange Rates Are Diverging

The gap between Syria’s official exchange rate and the rate in the parallel market has widened amid growing pressure on […]

A press conference by the Ministry of Energy and the Syrian Petroleum Company on developments in diesel prices, September 17, 2026. (SANA)

Economic Reports

Syria to Introduce Three Diesel Grades at Different Prices

The Syrian Ministry of Energy announced plans to introduce several types of diesel with different specifications and prices, days after […]

Distribution of food and relief aid to affected families in Hasakah city (northeastern Syria), March 25, 2026 (SANA)

Economic Reports

European Funding for Syrians Supports Education and Relief

Countries and international organizations continue to provide funding and assistance to support Syrians, including refugees in neighboring countries and humanitarian […]