Syria News » Al Hasakah News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Syria opens new parliament as Sharaa begins post-Assad political chapter
In 2025, Syria spent the year trying to unite the country and begin its complex process of appointing members of the new parliament.
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Syria’s parliament opens with quiet break from Assad era
Lawmakers sought to establish a legislature focused on oversight, representation, and institutional independence rather than displays of loyalty.
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Who is Abdul Hamid al-Awak, speaker of Syria's new parliament
Syria's newly formed parliament has elected Abdul Hamid Aqil al-Awak its speaker in its inaugural session, the first since the ouster of the Assad regime in December 2024, marking the start of a new ...
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Kurds allegedly forced to register as Syrian Arabs to receive citizenship, NGO claims
Members of Syria’s Kurdish community have been forced to register their ethnicity as ‘Syrian Arab’ at nationality application centers in al-Hasakah this past week, according to a number of Kurdish ...
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Syrian interim government appoints new foreign minister
The Syrian Interim Government Saturday appointed Asaad Hassan al Shaibani as its new foreign minister, according to the ruling General Command. Al Shaibani previously served as th ...
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy
The arrival of Syrian forces to Qamishli sets the seal on the effective demise of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: The ‘unregistered’ in Syria: A life of lost opportunities
A Kurdish medical student recounts her educational journey as an unregistered person in Syria. Following a January 2026 decree, they can now be granted citizenship.
News Syria » Al-Hasakah » Politics: Frustration and anger rise in the streets in Syria
Since the beginning of the year, demonstrations and strikes have continued across Syria . The demands range from the aspiration for increased political participation and democratic rights, to the ...