Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
5/9/2023 7:23:27 PM
Arab League Resolution 8914 readmitting Syria to the Arab fold is an Arab roadmap that will help to find a resolution to the Syrian crisis in step with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, writes Hussein Haridy
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World
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Region
5/9/2023 11:32:04 AM
For Nidal Jumaa, a Syrian from Aleppo, life in Turkey is tough. He works part-time at a furniture workshop and collects plastics and cardboard from trash cans that he sells for recycling, but can hardly afford the rent for his run-down house in a low-income neighborhood of Ankara.
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World
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Region
5/7/2023 10:40:56 PM
Qatar, an outspoken opponent of President Bashar al-Assad, said on Sunday it would not normalise relations with the Syrian government despite its readmission to the Arab League.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/7/2023 10:19:52 PM
The Arab League agreed on Sunday to form a ministerial contact and follow-up committee that includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and the Arab League’s secretary-general to seek a comprehensive solution to the Syrian crisis.
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World
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Region
5/7/2023 8:52:39 PM
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad can attend an Arab League summit later this month "if he wishes to," Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Sunday after Syria was readmitted to the League.
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World
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Region
5/7/2023 7:47:00 PM
The Arab League on Sunday welcomed back Syria's government, ending a more than decade-long suspension and securing President Bashar al-Assad's return to the Arab fold after years of isolation.
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Books
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News
5/5/2023 12:40:32 PM
Haidar Haidar, a Syrian novelist and political activist, passed away on 5 May, at the age of 87.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
5/4/2023 6:59:50 PM
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/3/2023 8:00:00 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the conclusion of the Amman consultative meeting on Syria with United Nations Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in a phone call.
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World
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Region
5/3/2023 10:06:45 AM
Lebanese officials are cracking down on Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, an escalation that has caused a panic among Syrians in the country.
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World
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Region
5/1/2023 9:30:32 PM
Arab foreign ministers meeting in Amman to discuss Syria's long-running conflict agreed Monday the return of Syrian refugees was a "top priority", according to a communique released after the talks.
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World
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Region
4/30/2023 2:48:41 PM
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi will go to Damascus on Wednesday at the official invitation of the Syrian president for a "very important" two-day visit, state media reported.
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World
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Region
4/29/2023 9:23:52 AM
Three civilians were wounded when Israeli air strikes targeted a site near the Syrian city of Homs early Saturday, state media reported.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
4/27/2023 9:17:04 PM
Syrian sisters Sara and Yusra Mardini, who inspired the Netflix popular drama The Swimmers, were listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2023.
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World
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Region
4/26/2023 11:25:59 AM
Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are watching the accelerating normalization of ties between the government of Bashar Assad and Syria's neighbors through starkly different lenses.
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World
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Region
4/25/2023 5:36:47 PM
Russia's defense minister hosted his counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey on Tuesday for talks that were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments.
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World
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Region
4/24/2023 3:06:02 PM
Israel shelled targets in southern Syria early on Monday, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, causing unspecified material damage. There was no immediate comment from Israel or a statement from the Syrian government.
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World
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Region
4/24/2023 2:46:24 PM
Russia is set to host talks on Tuesday aimed at repairing ties between Turkey and Syria, with delegations from Iran, Turkey, and Syria in attendance, reported both state state-owned Turkish and Syrian news agency.
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World
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Region
4/18/2023 3:50:00 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries.
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World
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Region
4/18/2023 12:00:07 PM
Syria’s chief diplomat is on a three-day official visit to Tunisia meant to restore diplomatic relations that have been cut off between the countries since 2012 following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.
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