Syria News » Sweida News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Sweida’s schoolchildren become pawns in Syrian political struggle over exams
Muhannad Sharrouf, a political activist from Sweida, said: “They are not merely depriving them of an exam; they are threatening their future and pushing another generation toward further loss." ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Why Syria’s Sweida Remains A Flashpoint For Damascus And The Druze – Analysis
Al-Hijri has floated self-rule or a “State of Bashan” and praised Israel, which struck Syrian forces in July 2025 citing Druze protection and a Golan buffer; Damascus sees a sovereignty threat, Israel ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears
A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the Human Rights ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration plan, UN says
June 22 - A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in a Druze-majority ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Syrian Druze leader says community is 'inseparable part of Israel,' hints at developments in Sweida
Al-Hijri also suggested that developments concerning Sweida could emerge “within days,” without elaborating on their nature, as the province remains the focus of intensifying diplomatic activity.
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Syria, Jordan, US establish joint task force to back Sweida ceasefire
Following trilateral talks in Amman, the parties reaffirm Syria's sovereignty and commit to justice and humanitarian aid as the ceasefire holds amid ongoing regional tensions.
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Druze factions block students from sitting exams in row with Syria govt
Sweida city and other parts of the southern province are the last areas outside the grasp of Syria’s new authorities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Syrian Observatory: More than 200 dead in Sweida clashes, including 21 executed on the spot
The death toll in the Sweida province in southern Syria has reached 203 people since the clashes erupted on Sunday between "Druze factions and Bedouin gunmen," according to the Syrian Observatory for ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens
Druze leaders across the Levant must reject efforts by Israel and its supporters to subsume their centuries-old identity ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Minister Al-Shaibani: Syria returns to Arab role, enters comprehensive rebuilding
Foreign and Expatriates Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani said Monday that Syria has regained its natural place among its Arab partners ...
News Syria » Sweida » Politics: Syrian government forces and Druze fighters exchange prisoners from summer clashes
AL MATUNA, Syria — Syrian government forces and Druze militiamen who control areas in the southern Sweida province on Thursday exchanged prisoners taken in clashes last summer, a rare step toward a ...