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85-year-old Syrian potter of Armenian origin, Misak Antranik Petros uses an ancient pottery wheel to throw different shapes from clay.
Kurdish-led forces controlling northeast Syria freed more than 600 Syrian prisoners detained over links to IS
Syrian regime soldiers killed in rare coalition airstrike
Two Syrian regime soldiers were killed in a coalition airstrike on their checkpoint in Qamishli in northeastern Syria, after they refused to allow a coalition patrol to pass through.
Black waters: Oil spills pollute northeast Syria creeks
Oil pollution in Syria has been a growing concern since the 2011 onset of the civil war.
Four new coronavirus cases in Syria's northeast spark concerns
The northeastern region has recorded a total of six cases, while medical supplies run scarce.
The Middle East at war with coronavirus
In today's roundup: Iran to start testing coronavirus vaccine on humans, strained Iraqi doctors pushed over the edge battling virus and world donors raise funds for Syrians.
Syria tribes condemn Russia for recruiting members for Haftar
Tribes in Syria have slammed Russia's Wagner military group for its efforts in luring young members to fight alongside General Khalifa Haftar ...
Syria Weekly: Fears over 'under the radar' coronavirus epidemic
Areas outside Syrian regime control remain at a major disadvantage in battling Covid-19, with fears that the coronavirus could be more ...
UN failures put fate of Syrians in Assad's hands
Comment: The UN's imbalanced and unjust structure is allowing Assad to weaponise aid to vulnerable Syrians, writes Sam Hamad.
Syria Weekly: Kurdish authorities incensed over regime-WHO coronavirus 'cover-up'
Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in Syria.
Syria coronavirus death traced to Kurdish-run northeast region
The World Health Organization has admitted a reporting "slip up" after it came to light the first man to die of coronavirus in Syria came from a ...
US troops confront Assad loyalists in Syria's Qamishli
US troops have clashed with pro-Assad forces in Qamishli, northeastern Syria.
Russia repatriates dozens of IS-linked orphans from Syria camp
Syria's Kurds on Thursday handed over 35 Russian orphans linked to the Islamic State group to their home country in the latest such repatriation ...
Syrian Kurds predict cooperation with Assad on aid deliveries
Kurdish officials who spoke with The New Arab say they fear they'll have no choice but to again turn to the regime for help.
What is next after Operation Peace Spring?
Although Turkey announced the end of their operations in northern Syria late last year, many unknowns still remain, as it is unclear what comes ...
Syrian regime troops deploy along Turkish border
Syrian regime troops have deployed along the Syrian-Turkish border following an agreement between Turkey and Russia, as Russian warplanes killed two children in rebel-held Idlib province.
Russia takes over northeastern Syrian airport following US withdrawal
Russia has begun moving helicopters and military equipment to an airport near the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in northern Syria ...
Triple bombing kills scores in Syria's Qamishli
An Armenian priest and his father were also killed on Monday in an assassination claimed by the Islamic State group.
Turkish patrol kills Syrian protester amid shaky truce
Syrian Kurdish activists named the killed protester as 25-year-old Serxwebun Ali.
Russia, Turkey carry out third joint Syria patrol
Russia and Turkey began their third joint patrol on Friday amid sustained anger from local Kurdish residents in northern Syria.
US military calls on Kurdish forces in northeast Syria
Washington’s abrupt pullout left its Kurdish allies exposed, and allowed Turkey to conduct an incursion into Syria against the SDF.
Russia and Turkey begin joint Syria patrols
Turkey's defence ministry has announced that joint patrols with Russia in Syria began on Friday, starting in the al-Darbasiyah region.
US patrols Syria border for first time since pull-back
The patrol follows the arrival of US reinforcements in Syria from neighbouring Iraq in recent days, in what has been seen as a reversal of ...
Syrian regime soldiers captured by Turkey could be released
The Russian news network RT says that 18 regime soldiers captured by Turkish-backed fighters in northern Syria could have their “status settled” ...
Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria have begun their withdrawal from several border positions.
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