Asia Syria An offensive by Syrian armed groups that started in Idlib province in the north of the country prompted other groups and individual civilians to rebel against Bashar al Assad's dictatorship, toppling it in just 11 days
Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Asia Syria The US has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after 47 years; the move lifts the "final major barriers" for private sector investment in the country and its reintegration into the global economy, according to US reports
Asia Syria Germany's Ministry of Transport lifted the landing ban and normalized passenger traffic with Syria from 27 July 2026, thus opening to direct flights Düsseldorf-Damascus today 29 July, Berlin Brandenburg-Damascus and Cologne/Bonn-Aleppo on 1 August
Asia Syria The newly completed People’s Assembly is entering a major political test: whether a legislature built on a hybrid system of localized selection and presidential appointment can credibly claim to represent a country emerging from institutional collapse