The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.

Human Rights First today released an extensive new report detailing both positive developments and serious human rights concerns in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024.

Human Rights First (HRF) travelled to northeastern Syria to meet with human rights defenders as the country goes through a massive transition following the December 2024 overthrow of the Assad ...

Ghayath Al-Farah, Syria's Deputy Tourism Minister, said in an interview with Zaman al‑Wasl TV, translated from Arabic: "Burkinis or Sharia-compliant clothes are accepted in public swimming places and ...

Syria's Islamist-led government has said women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body on public beaches, though an official denied there was any ban on Western beachwear and ...

This brings us back to Syria. Which will gain nothing from normalizing ties with Israel but will sacrifice the nation’s very ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad ...

There is a huge audience for a new left in Britain. Our task is to turn it into organisation and action capable of taking on ...

Trump met again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts.

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes on amendment to the Trump-backed Republican domestic policy bill.

And we must answer with the strongest possible defence of international law and human rights. The current trajectory – of escalating conflict and blatant disregard for international human rights and ...

The world is facing one of the fastest-growing human rights crises: religious persecution, increasingly escalating into ethno-religious cleansing and genocide.