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DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Planning and Statistics Commission of Syria's transitional government signed on Saturday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the Multiple…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian President Ahmad al-Shar’a said on Friday that ongoing negotiations with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were progressing but faced delays in implementing the terms of an agreement. Speaking in…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United States urged on Friday the Syrian transitional government to intensify efforts to eliminate the remaining chemical weapons stockpiles dating back to the era of the former Assad government. …

By Atoun Jan QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) - The spread of narcotics, illegal weapons, and counterfeit currency has become a growing phenomenon across Syria since the onset of the conflict. Northeastern Syria has not been an exception…

LATAKIA, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Friday the seizure of large quantities of drugs and counterfeit currency in the western province of Latakia. In an official statement, the ministry said, “As part…

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – One member of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) was killed and another injured on Friday after an armed attack targeted an Asayish checkpoint in a town in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside. A…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday that it carried out a series of operations inside Syrian territory over the past months, resulting in the arrest of individuals described as “terrorist…

HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian transitional government’s decision to postpone parliamentary elections—originally scheduled for mid-September in Suwayda, Hasakah, and Raqqa—until “appropriate conditions and a safe environment”…

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A military source in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday that one of their checkpoints in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor came under armed attack late Wednesday night. The source…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian transitional government's Supreme Committee for Parliamentary Elections announced on Wednesday the formation of sub-committees in parts of Raqqa and Hasakah governorates, while large areas under…