'If we neglect immediate humanitarian needs in Syria, social and political divisions will not heal'

Ibtihal and her family returned home to the war-torn town of Daraa in southern Syria in January, after more than a decade as refugees in Jordan. The house had taken extensive damage to the walls, windows and water tanks – her husband pointed to a hole in …

Foreign powers to drive much of wobbly postwar peace in Syria as sectarian violence continues to rage

Open this photo in gallery:Burnt cars in the middle of a street after a recent wave of violence between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad, in the town of Jableh, Syria, on March 10.Omar Albam/The Associated …

Could demilitarization backfire in southern Syria?

Over the last three months, Israel has been increasingly focused on southern Syria and the new Syrian government that emerged after the fall of the Assad regime. Israeli officials have accused Ahmad al-Sharaa of being a jihadist, and they have frequently …

Syria shows signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy

BEIRUT (AP) — After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the country after more than a decade of civil war. The peril and promise of Syria under …

‘Syria can be Israel’s best friend in the region,’ says Syrian religious scholar in exile

Professor Abdallah Khalil Al-Tamimi, a Syrian religious scholar and peace activist who has spent more than three decades in exile studying Islamic jurisprudence and foundational principles, spoke to The Jerusalem Post from his temporary residence in …

Syria’s ruined cities are crime scenes. For some survivors of civil war, justice comes first, rebuilding later

Open this photo in gallery:Buildings in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, have taken a beating over the years of Syria's civil war. Rebels held this area until the Bashar al-Assad regime reconquered it in 2018. His ouster in December has again changed the …

Silence on Syria Genocide: Israel Fights for All

As we witness the horrifying events unfolding in Syria, we are faced with a reality too dark to ignore. Thousands of innocent lives are being systematically slaughtered by the so-called “peaceful” Islamic regime in power. This is no war. This is a …

A New Round of Violence in Syria?

The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath

Mustafa was 16 when he was detained and beaten by the police for the first time. It was early 2011, and the first stirrings of the Arab spring had grown into anti-government demonstrations across the Middle East. In Syria, a sense of anxious anticipation …

Canada nominates new Ambassador to Syria

Canada's Ambassador to Lebanon, Stefanie McCollum "has been nominated to serve concurrently as non-resident Ambassador to Syria," Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced in a joint statement …