SYRIA

BRUSSELS — The European Christian Political Movement (ECPP) expressed support for the Council of the European Union’s recent decision to lift remaining economic sanctions on Syria. The move is seen as a critical step toward reconstruction and long-term stability in the war-torn nation. However, the ECPP has called on European…

WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Syriac Union (ASU) recently commented on the announcement by US President Donald Trump’s announcement that American sanctions on Syria will be eased or lifted. Trump made the announcement last week during the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, stating the sanctions “were brutal and crippling,” but…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a significant development in US foreign policy, a diplomatic source in Turkey revealed that US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack will soon assume the additional role of Special Envoy to Syria. This follows US President Trump’s recent decision to lift sanctions on Syria, marking a pivotal…

DARBO-DU-OSYO, North and East Syria — The High Committee for the Protection of Syriac–Assyrian and Armenian Property inaugurated a new branch in Darbo-du-Osyo (Darbasiyah) in Gozarto (Jazira) Canton of North and East Syria. The opening ceremony was attended by representatives from existing branches in Qabre Hewore (Qahtaniyah), Beth Zalin (Qamishli),…

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Tuesday that they successfully thwarted two coordinated attacks by ISIS militants in the countryside of Hasakah and Dayro Zcuro (Deir ez-Zor) in North and East Syria. The operations involved intercepting a weapon-laden vehicle and repelling an assault…

DAYRIK, North and East Syria — The Syriac Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe Suryoye b’Suriya, HNSS) organized a multi-day retreat in Dayrik (Derik / Malikiyah), a town in the Gozarto (Jazira) Canton in North and East Syria, gathering Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women and activists to discuss cultural identity, gender equality, and political…

DARAMSUQ — The European Union announced its intentions to lift of economic sanctions on Syria, following the decision by US President Donald Trump to remove US sanctions during his visit to Saudi Arabia.  In a statement, the EU clarified that lifting the sanctions aims to provide the Syrian people with…

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a stark warning to Congress on 20 May, predicting that Syria’s Transitional Government (STG), led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Muhammad al-Jolani during his time as the head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS), could…

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — On Tuesday, the Council of Religions and Beliefs of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) Council of Religions and Beliefs, organized a forum titled Faith and Homeland: Partnership for Peace and Justice in the New Syria.…

TARTUS, Syria — Residents of Tartus woke up Tuesday morning to find a provocative poster affixed to the wall of the city’s Syriac Maronite church, calling Christians to convert to Islam or pay the ‘Jizya’, a tax historically imposed on non-Muslims. The poster, written in Arabic and signed off with…