Hani Al Sawah, a rap artist known as Al Darwish, has returned to Syria after 13 years to perform his political songs for the first time without the Assad dynasty in power.

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday received a high-level delegation from the Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) in Damascus, as Syrian security forces deployed to the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli under a newly implemented ceasefire agreement.

Exhausted by war, Damascus longs for unity as ceasefire sparks hope, but questions of integration and stability remain.

A video of a Syrian fighter holding a braid he claims was taken from a Kurdish woman in Raqqa sparked outrage and protests as Damascus expands control amid a fragile ceasefire.

Large crowds of Syrian Kurds took to the streets in the northeastern city of Qamishli on Sunday to express concern over a newly announced agreement with Damascus that would gradually integrate Kurdish forces and administrations into the Syrian state.

The rapid turn of events has brought almost all of Syria back under the authority of the central Damascus-based state following years of civil war that fractured the country, and puts a spotlight on shifting U.S. policy. The Reuters Gulf Currents newsletter brings you the latest on geopolitics, energy and finance in the region. Sign up here.

Syrian Minister of Agriculture Amjad Badr discussed with his Jordanian counterpart Saeb al-Kharisat ways to strengthen bilateral