By Tuma Çelik | Former Syriac MP in the Turkish Parliament for Merde (Mardin) For nearly 15 years, Syria has been the stage for one of the most devastating and complex civil wars of the past century. A conflict in which regional and global powers were deeply entangled. Throughout this long and dark period, local actors — including ethnic groups, indigenous religious communities, and various other factions operating on the ground — waged an unrelenting struggle to build their futures and protect their existence.

HASAKAH, Syria — Hasakah Governor Nour al-Din Ahmad met with Arab tribal leaders and regional dignitaries to discuss residents’ demands regarding services and security, as well as ways to strengthen civil peace and promote stability. The meeting, held at the governorate building, was attended by Deputy Governor Ahmad al-Hilali and Mahmoud al-Alish, Director of the Internal Security Directorate in the Hasakah region.

By Sobhi Malki | Member of the General Council of the Syrian Democratic Youth Council Civil peace serves as the foundation for any effort to rebuild nations recovering from conflict, especially in Syria, where years of war have brought about deep changes in the country's social and political structures. Without establishing a state of societal stability grounded in understanding and coexistence, all attempts at political or economic reconstruction remain vulnerable to fragility and collapse.

SUQAYLABIYAH, Syria — The calm that followed recent violence in the predominantly Christian city of Suqaylabiyah in central Syria has done little to ease residents’ concerns. As arrests continue and young men are summoned for questioning, the focus in the city has shifted from ending the clashes to how the state will manage their aftermath and whether the law will be applied equally to all sides.

DARAMSUQ — Before he became president of the Levantine National Council (LNC), Waddah Khoury says he was simply a son of Khabab, a Christian town in southern Syria that he describes as a “fortress of the Ghassanids.” It was there, he says, that his understanding of belonging was formed. Growing up in an environment closely tied to the land and to the memory of previous generations, Khoury learned to see a homeland as more than a geographical space or a piece of property.

DARAMSUQ — The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) has begun a series of meetings with Syrian political parties and forces as it prepares to hold its general conference, with discussions focusing on the next phase of political work and the council’s future role. An SDC delegation led by Co-Chair Layla Qaraman, and including Deputy Co-Chairs Presidents Janda Muhammad and Afram Ishaq…

HASAKAH, Syria — As part of efforts to integrate the security, military, civil, and service institutions of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) into Syrian government institutions under the 29 January Agreement, the Syrian Ministry of Defense opened a center in the Ghweran neighborhood of Hasakah on Tuesday to serve as a headquarters for the military police.

MOSUL, Iraq — The churches of the Syriac Orthodox Diocese of Mor Mattai Monastery held their sixth annual youth festival on the evening of Tuesday under the theme, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” The festival was held under the patronage of Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mor Mattai Monastery Metropolitan Timotheus Mousa al-Shamani. It was attended by Patriarchal Vicar for Youth and Christian Education Mor Andrawos Bahhi and Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) Mor Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf.

BRUSSELS — Suroye (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) Christians in Syria are not asking to be protected as a vulnerable remnant of the past. They are demanding constitutional guarantees that would make them equal citizens with a meaningful role in deciding Syria’s future, the European Syriac Union’s (ESU) foreign relations head Metin Rhawi said after a conference at the European Parliament two weeks ago.

By Aday Hawro Recently, various readings and assessments have emerged regarding the political developments taking place in Syria. In particular, some circles seek to portray the ongoing process, starting from the future of the Kurds and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and in definitive terms, as a “defeat,” “surrender,” or an “imperialist project,” or as evidence of the complete collapse of everything that had been put forward over the years.

DARAMSUQ — The daughter of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of the predominantly Syriac Christian town of Sadad, has appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene in her father’s case, saying he has spent 19 months in detention without being formally charged or given access to a lawyer. Natalie Khalil made the appeal in a letter to Trump and during a 14 September…

WASHINGTON, D.C. / DARAMSUQ — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday, discussing regional security, growing bilateral cooperation, and the integration of Syria’s minority communities. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rubio “stressed the importance of ongoing integration of all of Syria’s minority groups” and praised Syria’s progress in cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

By Metin Rhawi | Head of Foreign Affairs for the European Syriac Union On 8 September 2026, a conference on the future of Christians in Syria was held at the European Parliament in Brussels. The central issue was not only how Christian communities can be protected, but a broader question: what political and legal order does Syria need so that people of different religions, ethnic backgrounds and cultural identities can live in the country permanently and on equal terms?

European policymakers, Church leaders, and representatives of Syria’s Christian communities called for a new constitutional and political framework based on equal citizenship, religious freedom, and meaningful political participation at a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on 8 September. Speakers, including representatives from the Syriac Union Party (SUP), Assyrian Democratic Party (ADP), and Levantine National Council (LNC), stressed that protecting Christians should go beyond physical security or symbolic representation and include legal protections, property rights, accountability for abuses, political inclusion, and safe return for displaced communities.

DARAMSUQ — Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Hind Kabawat said the country’s new constitution must guarantee equality before the law for all Syrians and ensure the participation of religious and ethnic groups in political life. She said such provisions would be crucial to rebuilding trust in state institutions and curbing emigration, particularly among Christians. Speaking to Agence France-Presse (AFP) in remarks carried by…

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BRUSSELS — The future of Syria’s Christian communities will come under international scrutiny next month at The Future of Christians in Syria conference to held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 8 September. The conference will bring together representatives of Christian organizations and European civil society to discuss the challenges facing one of the Middle East’s oldest Christian populations.

DARAMSUQ — Ahmad BaderAddin Hassoun, the Grand Mufti under the regime of Bashar al-Assad, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday after being convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against Syrians. Hassoun, who is over 70, appeared before the Fourth Criminal Court in Daramsuq (Damascus) on 25 June 2026, after being arrested at Damascus International Airport in late March 2025.

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DARAMSUQ — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres concluded a two-day visit to Syria, during which he voiced strong support for the country's transitional phase while urging the international community to back political commitments with sustained economic and humanitarian assistance. During the visit, Guterres said the Syrian people "have shown exceptional resilience through years of suffering" and "should not bear the burden of recovery alone," calling on the international community to translate political support into economic engagement and long-term practical assistance.

DARAMSUQ — The election of constitutional scholar Abdul Hamid Aqil al-Awak as Speaker of Syria's transitional People's Assembly is more than the first major parliamentary decision of the post-Assad era. It offers an early glimpse into a broader transformation unfolding inside Syria's new state institutions — one in which Turkey has quietly emerged as an important incubator of the country's next political generation.