49+ min ago   (277+ words) US Special Envoy to Syria and Iraq Thomas Barack met late Tuesday with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani in Ankara, shortly after Al-Shaibani concluded talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The back-to-back meetings come amid rising military friction involving…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (233+ words) In a statement published on its official Facebook page, the administration declared: “In the interest of our students, and following a thorough and transparent review of the Freedom Institute’s operations, male and female students have been separated, with dedicated classrooms…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (383+ words) Complicating matters further, Israel’s parliamentary elections on 27 October 2026 significantly raise the political cost of any territorial withdrawal or concession for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the same time, Washington is working to prevent rising tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (458+ words) What Does Israel Want from the “New Syria”? The Syrian Observer What Does Israel Want from the “New Syria”? A broad consensus has taken shape across Israeli semi-official circles, military commentators and strategic research centers: Syria has entered a new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (331+ words) President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to Daraa unfolded without prior announcement or the usual layers of protocol and security that accompany high-level state appearances. Traveling in a modest motorcade, the president’s movements were initially documented only through a brief video clip…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (400+ words) The breakthrough was confirmed on Tuesday at the People’s Palace in Damascus, where SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi declared the dissolution of the SDF as an independent military entity and the winding down of the Autonomous Administration. Under the agreement reached…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (864+ words) Statements by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani have reopened one of the most opaque files since U.S.-mediated contacts between Syria and Israel began. In an interview with Reuters, Shibani revealed that the two sides had reached “understandings on almost everything…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (140+ words) The Abu al-Duhur Airbase Engagement International reaction was swift. Tom Barrack, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq, criticized the airstrikes as an unnecessary escalation that undermined regional stability. He added that Israeli intelligence assessments regarding an imminent Turkish…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (935+ words) The Syrian Observer Beyond Abu al-Duhur: The Regional Power Struggle Over Syria and Paths to Survival The fall of the Assad regime and the abrupt end of Iranian influence in Syria—developments unfolding in parallel with the ongoing U.S. war…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (27+ words) Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base • FRANCE 24 English The Syrian Observer Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base • FRANCE 24 English...