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QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Political figures, mainly Alawites, from Syria’s coastal region announced on Wednesday the establishment of the “Political Council for Central and Western Syria,” a new body claiming to represent the coastal…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A senior Canadian official said on Wednesday that Damascus must recognize the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) as "the de facto" authority if it hopes to gain Canadian recognition…

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – Co-Chair of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said on Wednesday that the upcoming Syrian parliamentary elections, which the Syrian transitional government is preparing for, are…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The General Authority of Syrian Land and Sea Ports announced on Wednesday the arrival of the first shipment of agricultural products from South America and Europe at Tartus Port, just two days after…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A wave of regional condemnations followed Israeli military operations in Syria this week that left at least six Syrian government soldiers dead, according to local media. The United Arab Emirates…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday publicly acknowledged for the first time the genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks in the early 20th century. …

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Deputy Minister of Energy for Water Resources Affairs, Osama Abu Zeid, met on Tuesday with delegations from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UNICEF to discuss strengthening…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Israeli drone strikes killed six military personnel of the Syrian transitional government in Damascus countryside, Syria's state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV reported on Wednesday. A Defense Ministry official told…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey is the guarantor of the security, stability, and well-being of the Kurds in Syria, as well as all other communities in the region. …

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Three people, including two Lebanese nationals and one Syrian, were killed on Tuesday morning and another Lebanese was injured in an exchange of fire between Syrian and Lebanese smugglers along the…