بينما تغلق الحكومة السورية مصافي النفط العشوائية (الحرّاقات) في دير الزور، يواجه هذا القطاع المحلي خطر الانهيار، ومن ناحية أخرى قد يجني السكان المحليون فوائد صحية وبيئية من ذلك.

Zor's informal oil refineries, a local industry faces collapse even as nearby communities are likely to reap health and ...

As Damascus and the SDF inch towards integration, is northeastern Syria heading for unified state institutions, “complementary integration,” or a revival of divided influence?

تسيطر"قسد" على أحياء مدينتي القامشلي والحسكة، بينما يقتصر الانتشار الأمني لحكومة دمشق على المربعين الأمنيين في المدينتين، في ...

Kurds in northeastern Syria are cautiously waiting to see what comes next as Damascus and the SDF take their first steps ...

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A new integration agreement between Damascus and the SDF is underway in northeastern Syria, but major obstacles remain—from diverging interpretations of the deal to the deep influence of the ...

يتباين المزاج الشعبي العام في آخر مناطق نفوذ "قسد"، شمال شرق سوريا، خاصة فيما يخص الشارع الكردي، الذي ما زال يفضّل الترقب الحذر على التعبير العلني عن أي موقف من الاتفاق مع الحكومة السورية ...

DAMASCUS — Shivering in the snow, encircled by government forces and cut off from electricity, internet and stable water access, residents of Kurdish-majority Kobani (Ain al-Arab) say their city is ...

DEIR E-ZOR/RAQQA — The pontoon bridge connecting the banks of the Euphrates River in Syria’s eastern Deir e-Zor province buzzed with activity on Monday. Dozens of people streamed across by foot and ...

PARIS — A four-day ceasefire agreement between Syria’s government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) remained in effect on Wednesday despite reported violations by both sides. The understanding, ...

PARIS — Last week, internationally sanctioned Syrian businessman Muhammad Saber Hamsho completed a financial settlement with the country’s new government, a step he described as “opening a new chapter ...