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DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Two U.S. senators—Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Rand Paul—introduced on Wednesday a bipartisan bill aimed at repealing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. In a joint statement…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – A former senior advisor at the U.S. State Department warned on Wednesday that a direct U.S. military intervention in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran could prompt Tehran to use short-range…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) announced on Wednesday the arrest of a network involved in drug use and trafficking in the city of Kobani, northern Syria. According to a…

HOMS, Syria (North Press) – One man was killed and a child injured on Wednesday after a landmine left behind from the war exploded while they were herding sheep in the eastern countryside of Homs, central Syria. A local source told…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – France's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont, on Tuesday called on the Syrian transitional government to honor its declared commitments toward the Kurdish population, framing…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United States urged on Tuesday the Syrian transitional government to take concrete political and security steps as part of a new phase in relations between Washington and Damascus, following the recent…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Najat Rochdi, Deputy Special Envoy of the U.N. Secretary-General for Syria, issued on Tuesday a stark warning, emphasizing that "Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability." Speaking…

By Hussam Shahin DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – In Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside, economic desperation and government neglect have fueled a surge in illegal archaeological excavations. Armed with sophisticated equipment…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Iranian security forces engaged on Tuesday in an armed clash with individuals suspected of having ties to Israeli intelligence in the city of Rey, south of Tehran, amid mounting tensions between Israel and…

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Wednesday that a civilian was killed when Islamic State (ISIS) cells targeted a vehicle belonging to the Deir ez-Zor Civil Council in the western…