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Rumor has it that the 'house of sisters' is where kidnapped women from other Syrian sects are forced to convert to Islam. Nobody knows if it really exists, but it's being used to create communal ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Syria, Azerbaijan discuss expanding political, economic cooperation
Syria and Azerbaijan discussed ways to boost bilateral relations and expand cooperation in political, educational and economic ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Syria, Poland hold first political consultations in Damascus
Syria and Poland held their first political consultations in Damascus on Sunday, discussing ways to strengthen bilateral relations ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Israel can protect Sweida’s Druze without supporting Syria’s separation
Stability in Sweida will not come from creating new borders, but from building a new relationship between Sweida and the Damascus government.
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Syria removed: Which countries are still on the US ‘terror’ list – and why?
The US decision leaves three nations - Cuba, Iran and North Korea - on its 'State Sponsors of Terrorism' blacklist.
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Syria is choosing diplomacy with Israel, but can its approach last?
Israel has attacked Syria, occupied its south since the al-Assad regime's ouster, testing Syria's diplomatic outreach.
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: US begins process to remove Syria from terrorism list, signaling major shift in relations
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Explainer: How far has the Kurdish-led group's integration into Syrian state gone?
Regional shifts also fostered compromise. Türkiye views the SDF's main Kurdish component, the People's Protection Units (YPG), as closely linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), while ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Useful Syria
The political surprises emerging from Damascus are far greater than our ability to absorb or anticipate them. Every time we imagine we have seen the final surprise, it becomes clear that there is no ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Qatar Expands Strategic Footprint in Syria, Lebanon as Regional Ambitions Grow
Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani attends a press conference following high-level discussions ...
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Are Israel and Turkey Headed for a Cold War in Syria?
An Israeli F-16 jet fighter lands at an air base in Andravida, Greece, on April 3, 2019. Israel and Turkey are poised for competition over Syria, Alexander Langlois and Yara Bataineh write.
News Syria » Damascus » Politics: Syria off US terror blacklist after nearly 50 years as Trump admin clears investment hurdle
The United States formally removed Syria from its state sponsors of terrorism list after Marco Rubio authorized the rescission and delisted HTS.