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1st time in 5 decades: elections in post-Assad Syria - but Druze and Kurds won't be represented

After 53 years of "protocol elections" under Assad and the Baath Party, the al-Sharaa regime is holding a vote on a new parliament, but still without direct involvement of the people: 'public representatives' appointed without clear criteria will choose 2/3 of the seats - and the rest will be determined by the president; Druze and Kurdish strongholds will be left without representatives due to security tension

News Agencies | 10.05.25

כוחות צה"ל בדמשק סוריה בעיירה קונייטרה הישנה

Report: Talks on Syria-Israel security pact stall over humanitarian corridor demand

During earlier talks in Paris, Israel asked to open a land corridor to Sweida for aid deliveries; Syria rejected the request, saying it would violate its sovereignty

Reuters | 09.26.25

אל ג'ולני, נשיא סוריה, בעצרת הכללית של האו"ם בניו יורק

Syrian president in historic UN speech: Israel attacks continue, we remain committed to dialogue

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa delivered the first UN General Assembly speech by a Syrian leader since 1967, accusing Israel of ongoing attacks while stressing Syria’s commitment to dialogue, diplomacy and the renewal of international ties

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 09.24.25

‘We're scared of Israel’: Al-Sharaa calls for deal with Jerusalem, IDF withdrawal from Syria

In a rare UN appearance, Syrian president urges Israel to strike a security deal to stabilize the region, warning that fragmentation would threaten neighbors

Lior Ben Ari | 09.24.25

נשיא סוריה נפגש עם משלחת מהקהילה הסורית בארצות הברית

Al-Sharaa meets with Syrian Jews in New York: 'Moved to see this support'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with 11 members of the Syrian Jewish community in New York, where he is attending the UN General Assembly; Israel was not discussed

Daniel Edelson, New York, Lior Ben Ari | 09.22.25

תיעוד פלסטיני: הגדר פרוצה בדרום רצועת עזה

Dangerous precedent: Rewarding terrorism with unilateral recognition

Opinion: Hamas still controls Gaza, shapes Palestinian public opinion and promotes the ideology of 'armed struggle'; the message to Hamas and other extremist groups is unmistakable: terrorism works

Munir Dahir | 09.22.25

ראש הממשלה נתניהו במסיבת עיתונאים בנושא כלכלי

Netanyahu confirms Syria talks but says peace still far off

Prime minister says 'victories against Hezbollah' opened a door to peace with northern neighbors, confirms progress in Syria contacts but stresses 'still a long way to go' ahead of UN speech and meeting with Trump

Itamar Eichner | 09.21.25

Syria's al-Sharaa calls Israeli strikes in Damascus a 'declaration of war', says did not respond to preserve talks

The Syrian president told journalists about the security agreement that is expected to be signed soon, and said that Damascus did not respond militarily to attacks in the vicinity of the presidential palace 'in order to preserve the negotiations'; The signing of the agreement is apparently expected at the UN General Assembly, and al-Sharaa assured his people: 'Israel will respect Syria's territorial space'

Liran Ben Ari, Reuters | 09.18.25

חצי חצי דגלי ישראל במחאות דרוזים ב סוריה והנשיא הסורי אחמד א-שרע

Syrian president says agreement with Israel could be signed in coming days | All the details

Al-Sharaa said a security agreement is expected to be signed soon, which 'may lead to additional agreements in the future, but peace and normalization are not on the agenda at the moment'; report: Signing is expected at the UN General Assembly; Trump is pressing for a trilateral summit with Netanyahu and al-Sharaa

Lior Ben Ari | 09.17.25

Israel arms thousands of Druze in southern Syria amid US push for peace talks

Druze leaders told Reuters that Israel is supplying weapons and salaries to 3,000 fighters in Sweida as Washington pressures Damascus and Jerusalem to reach a deal ahead of the UN General Assembly

Lior Ben Ari | 09.16.25

יאיר קראוס בסוריה עם לוחמי חטיבת ההרים 810

'The enemy is still taking shape': As Syria fractures, Israel digs in

IDF Mountain Brigade has raided dozens of abandoned Assad regime outposts, seizing and destroying over 7 tons of weapons; as winter nears, troops prepare for long deployments in snow and freezing winds to keep the Hermon front secure

Yair Kraus | 09.15.25

רכביו של נשיא סוריה בשאר אל-אסד שהוצאו למכירה פומבית

Syria launches reconstruction fund, auctions Assad’s luxury cars

At Damascus Citadel, President Ahmad al-Sharaa unveils Syrian Development Fund, raising $61 million in pledges; 4 cars from ousted leader's collection, including a Ferrari F50, auctioned as symbols of rebuilding

Lior Ben Ari | 09.05.25

מבצע בסוריה, כוחות חטיבה 226 ביצעו מעצרים של חשודים בפעולות טרור נגד כוחות צה"ל

Israel confirms ground raids in southern Syria: ‘Terrorists arrested, weapons seized’

Confirmation comes following reports earlier this week that IDF forces carried out a rare raid outside Damascus, combining drone strikes, air raids and a reported ground landing, with at least eight Syrian soldiers reportedly killed

Yoav Zitun | 08.29.25

Defense Minister Israel Katz, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli operation in Syria signals return to ambiguity after months of open military disclosures

After months of openly claiming strikes on Syrian command centers and even the presidential palace, Israel keeps mum on overnight raid in Damascus countryside

Ynet | 08.28.25

Terrorist disguised as a politician: Ahmad al-Sharaa’s bloody past casts shadow on his decrees

Opinion: Syrian interim president, once a top al-Qaeda figure with a $10 million US bounty on his head, now bans rivals as 'terrorist supporters' despite his own record of massacres, sieges and sectarian killings across Syria

Munir Dahir | 08.25.25

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