by Ola Rifai Earlier this month, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a plan to send one million Syrian refugees back to Northern Syria as a part of a ‘voluntary’ return project for Syrians to ‘Safe…
By Ola Rifai 1/10/2026 The 2011 uprising marked a historic turning point for Syria’s Kurds, opening a window of opportunities that…
By Ola Rifai 12/8/2024 At this time last year, Syrians at home and abroad were glued to their screens, closely following the rapid…
By Ola Rifai 11/12/2025 Images released by the White House earlier this week showed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa smiling beside J.D.…
By Ola Rifai 9/26/2025 On September 24th, a giant screen lit up Umayyad Square in Damascus, live-streaming President Al-Sharaa’s address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Hundreds of Syrians gathered,…
By Marc Lynch June 10th 2025 Syria’s new government has made significant progress in recent weeks, but still has a tough road ahead of it. On the positive side, the Trump administration appears to be following through…
By Ola Rifai April 1st 2025 This year’s Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated differently in Syria, reflecting the significant transformations the country is undergoing. On…
