The Syrian Observer is a daily online news service covering Syrian political and civil society news.

The so-called “settlement document” no longer serves as a tool for reconciliation or reintegration. Instead, it has morphed into a delayed death certificate, Daraj writes ...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed that 390 civilians, including more than 100 children, have been killed in Syria since the beginning of 2025 ...

A new investigative report has uncovered the involvement of military factions affiliated with Syria’s Ministry of Defense in the killing of approximately 1,500 Alawite civilians across more than 40 ...

Reports and media leaks are mounting concerning secret negotiations between the new Syrian administration and Israel, including discussions in Azerbaijan, the UAE, and other backchannels. These talks ...

President Ahmad al-Sharaa has issued a legislative decree establishing a new People’s Assembly composed of 100 elected members and 50 appointed directly by the presidency. The move has sparked ...

Syria’s upcoming People’s Council elections will unfold through a tightly controlled two-stage process, according to Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, head of the country’s newly formed Supreme Committee for ...

Thomas Barrack, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Syria, conducted a high-profile visit to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday as part of his official trip to Israel. The ...

Syria and Qatar have reached a series of sweeping agreements to deepen cooperation across five essential sectors, following a high-level visit to Doha by a Syrian government delegation headed by ...

A recent Washington Post report has brought renewed attention to one of the most pressing challenges facing Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: the continued presence of thousands of foreign fighters on ...

In a significant step toward rebuilding its war-damaged infrastructure, Syria’s transitional government has signed a landmark $7 billion energy investment agreement aimed at revitalising the country’s ...

A shadowy group calling itself Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Battalions of the Supporters of the Sunnah) has recently captured the attention—and fear—of Syrians across the country, especially in the coastal ...