What to anticipate as Syria goes to surveys for very first time because Assad’s ouster

Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the very first time because the fall of the nation’s very long time autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December. Under the 50-year guideline of the Assad...

Syria holds first parliamentary elections since fall of Assad regime

Voting has concluded across most Syrian provinces in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime. According to Syria’s Supreme Election Committee, vote counting is currently underway, with results expected to be...

Live: Minister summons Optus, Telstra and TPG bosses to meeting

Just nowSun 5 Oct 2025 at 9:49pm Ted O'Brien says there was no discussion about immigration prior to Hastie's exit Deputy Liberal Leader Ted O'Brien has stepped up on Channel Nine where he's been gently questioned about Andrew Hastie's exit. But...

Will Syria sign a security agreement with 'Israel' soon?

"Israel"-Syria negotiations were postponed when the former added a clause to establish a humanitarian corridor to Sweida. The Syrian delegation's meetings at the UN General Assembly ended without signing the Syrian-Israeli security agreement,...

Israel and Syria Nearing Completion of Crucial Security Agreement

The prospect of a Syria-Israel security agreement marks a stunning reversal in regional dynamics, yet conspicuously avoids the harder questions of peace and normalization. From Bitter Enemies to Pragmatic Partners For decades, Syria and Israel...

Clashes between Kurds, Syrian army reported in Aleppo governorate — TV

TUNIS, October 5. /TASS/. Clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian interim government’s army are reported in the east of the Aleppo governorate, according to Sham TV. The sides are reportedly exchanging...

SDF warns: Security vacuum in northeastern Syria fueling resurgence of Islamic State activity

Sail al-Zoubaa, deputy spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), warned of an escalation in Islamic State (ISIS) attacks recently witnessed in northeastern Syria, saying the group seeks to destabilize security and stability in the...

Battle Nears In Northern Syria With Drone Attacks On Kurdish Forces (Videos)

File image. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused the forces of Islamist-led Interim Government of targeting its fighters near the town of Tel Hafer, some 40 kilometers to the east of the northern city of Aleppo, with drones, in what it...

PM meets Syrian FM, reiterates Qatar’s support for Syria’s unity

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria Asaad Al Shaibani in Doha on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed...

Jordan, Syria thwart 7 drug-smuggling attempts, seize nearly 1 mln pills

AMMAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and Syria have thwarted seven cross-border drug smuggling attempts and seized nearly 1 million pills intended for illegal distribution in the region, the Anti-Narcotics Department of Jordan and its Syrian...

Syrian transitional government forces block a central road, hindering travel in the northeast

On Sunday morning, troops of the Syrian transitional government blocked a central road connecting the city of Salamiyya in the interior of the country with the canton of Tabqa in northeastern Syria. The blockade affects the road via Athriya and...

All You Need To Know About Syria’s Historic Post-Assad Elections

Damascus: Syria is counting votes following its first parliamentary elections since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024. Polls closed on October 5 evening after voting hours were extended in major cities, including Damascus. The elections...

Syria Holds First Post-Assad Elections; Questions of Genuine Representation Remain

A new phase of Syria’s political process began with the launch of the first parliamentary elections since the fall of former President Bashar Assad’s regime, an event the authorities described as “a foundational step toward political stability,”...

Kurdish official warns current Syrian election process risks deepening division

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Badran Jia Kurd, a senior Kurdish official and advisor to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), warned Sunday that the current format of Syria’s parliamentary elections could deepen...

Mixed reactions as Syria holds indirect vote for first post-Assad parliament

DAMASCUS — Syria held its first post-Assad elections on Sunday: an indirect vote to select members of the People’s Assembly, the country’s legislative body, for a 30-month extendable term. Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa praised the...

Syrian President Defines Official Holidays

The Syrian transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, issued on Sunday, October 5, Decree No. 188 of 2025, defining the official holidays and days during which state employees are entitled to full pay under the Basic Law for State Employees....

Flour shortage forces bakery shutdowns in Syria’s Suwayda for second day

SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria experienced on Sunday a near-total shutdown of bakeries, marking the second consecutive day of halted operations due to a worsening flour shortage. The deepening bread crisis has...

SDF reports new violations by Syrian government forces in Deir Hafir

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) issued on Sunday evening a statement reporting new violations committed by Syrian government forces in the city of Deir Hafir, eastern Aleppo countryside. In its statement, the SDF...

Syrian Electoral College Members Vote for 1st Post-Assad Parliament

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits the election hall on the day members of electoral colleges vote to select their candidates for the new Syrian Parliament since Bashar al-Assad's government was toppled, in Damascus, Syria, on Oct. 5, 2025....

Pedersen calls on the Syrian regime to participate in the meetings of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva

Pedersen calls on the Syrian regime to participate in the meetings of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva ARK News… The United Nations envoy to Syria renewed the call on the Syrian regime to go to Geneva to participate in the next meeting of...