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Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib

Syria has opened its first public trial for a former Assad regime official, Atef Najib, marking a shift toward accountability. The trial focuses on crimes committed in Dara’a and Damascus.

Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa during Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad's rule, who is accused of committing war crimes, attends a trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026.
Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria, 2017

In post-Assad era, Hezbollah’s shrinks to cells, smugglers, and cheap rockets - analysis

A rabbi lights the menorah during a tribute for the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Bondi Beach vigil, Army Radio closure - December 21, 2025

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

US House votes to repeal 'Caesar' sanctions on Syria


Saudi Arabia to invite Syria's Assad to Arab leaders summit, sources say

The rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran is part of a major regional realignment, amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel.

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad casts his vote in the country’s presidential election in May.

Tunisian president says he wants ambassador in Syria

Tunisia reinstated a limited diplomatic mission to Syria in 2017, in part to help track more than 3,000 Tunisian militants fighting in Syria.

Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia February 27, 2020

Saudi foreign minister: Syria could return to Arab League, but not yet

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said that isolating Syria was not working and that dialog with Damascus was needed.

SUPPORTERS OF Syrian President Bashar Assad celebrate after he won a fourth term in office, in Damascus on May 27

Syria's Assad meets senior Arab lawmakers in Damascus

Legal representatives for the Iraqi, Jordanian, Palestinian, Libyan, Egyptian, and Emirati houses of representatives traveled to Syria to meet with Assad.

 IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, earlier this month.

What are the implications and challenges of the Syrian regime making inroads in the Gulf?

Syria's Assad is making outreach to Turkey via Moscow now that it knows China and Moscow can't help to rebuild Syria fast enough.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar Assad shake hands as they meet in the Kremlin

Jordan’s foreign minister visits Syria in bid for relief diplomacy

A Syrian return to the Arab fold and an easing of sanctions appear possible in the wake of the devastating earthquake, experts say.

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with Syrian President Bashar al Assad in Damascus, Syria, February 15, 2023.

US urges Syria to allow earthquake aid to get to people in need

Washington called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to grant immediate access to humanitarian assistance to all those in need, without exception.

A White Helmet volunteer stands among rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Harem, Idlib, Syria, February 10, 2023.

Turkey leader acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000

Erdogan faces crescendo of criticism over response • ‘Lack of capabilities’ in war-hit Syria quake zone too

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 8, 2023.

Turkish foreign minister says he could meet Syrian counterpart early February

 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in early February, not next week

 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017

Protesters storm governor's office in southern Syrian city, two killed in clashes

This is a rare occurence in Sweida province, which has mainly been spared from the violent unrests of the last decade in Syria.

 Smoke rises near a building as people take part in a protest in Sweida, Syria, December 4, 2022, in this picture obtained by Reuters.