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By Kardo Roj HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) - General Mazloum Abdi, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), met Wednesday with a Syrian government committee tasked with overseeing the implementation of the recent…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) - Syria’s Ministry of Oil has begun maintenance work on power plants in the country’s northeast, according to Minister of Electricity Omar Shaqrouq. Speaking at a press conference in Damascus…

By Kardo Roj WASHINGTON DC, U.S. (North Press) - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering stepping down from its role as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, a position the U.S. has held since…

QUNEITRA, Syria (North Press) – Israeli forces advanced on Wednesday into a former military site previously held by the Syrian regime in Quneitra, southern Syria. A local source told North Press that Israeli forces moved into the Abu…

MANBIJ, Syria (North Press) – Residents of Manbij in northern Syria staged on Wednesday a protest urging the Syrian Caretaker Government in Damascus to ensure they do not become collateral damage in the region’s ongoing international…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Turkish lira fell on Wednesday to a record low against the U.S. dollar, surpassing the 40-lira threshold for the first time ever. The lira depreciated by 9.9 percent, with the exchange rate reaching…

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Three people, including a child, lost their lives within 24 hours due to explosions caused by war remnants in eastern Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Governorate. A local source said, a landmine detonated when a…

PALMYRA, Syria (North Press) – Islamic State (ISIS) militants launched on Wednesday an attack on the home of a Syrian government employee in the city of Palmyra in the Syrian desert killing his 16-year-old son before fleeing the scene. …

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, chairman of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, warned on Tuesday of the increasing activity of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the region. Speaking at the…