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By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Fernando Arias, said Saturday that his visit to Damascus presents an opportunity for a “fresh start” to finally…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – A significant portion of Syrian refugees remain hesitant about permanent repatriation, with 60% expressing a desire to visit Syria before making a final decision, according to Gonzalo Vargas…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike on a military site near the town of al-Kiswah, south of Damascus, early Saturday morning, according to local sources and media reports. The…

KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – A woman and eight children were injured on Saturday when Turkish forces and affiliated SNA factions bombarded a village in Kobani in northern Syria. A local source told North Press that seven…

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – The Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) urged on Saturday the Syrian caretaker government to clarify a series of unexplained events in Afrin,…

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – An official from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said on Saturday that US' decision to suspend foreign aid programs for 90 days has impacted education, healthcare, and living…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Austrian Ministry of the Interior announced on Friday the initiation of procedures to revoke the asylum status of roughly 2,400 Syrian refugees. In an official statement, the ministry clarified that…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday the appointment of MP Omar Alghabra—Member of Parliament for Mississauga Centre—as Canada’s new special envoy to Syria. The Prime Minister’s Office…

By Kardo Roj QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The suspension of U.S. humanitarian aid has exacerbated already dire conditions in al-Hol and Roj camps in northeast Syria, leaving tens of thousands of displaced people, including children,…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) - Dozens of residents from al-Tadamon neighborhood in Damascus staged a protest on Friday, calling for the trial of Fadi Saqr, a former commander of the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF). The…