Syrian authorities have announced that the al-Hol camp and its surrounding areas in the northeastern Hassakeh province are now a fully closed military zone.

Syrian authorities have banned alcohol in restaurants and bars in Damascus, which is one of the most obvious moves by the current Islamist-led government in terms of imposing more conservative customs since...

Syrian authorities have announced the closure of the notorious al-Hol detention camp, which held ISIS prisoners, after evacuating its occupants.

The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.

New restrictions imposed by Syrian authorities on alcohol sales in Damascus have reportedly led to a significant public backlash.

Syrian authorities reported finding thousands of people living in 'shocking' conditions at the al-Hol detention center in al-Hassakeh province after government forces took control.

The Islamic State jihadist organization has called on its fighters to oppose the new Syrian authorities. This marks the group's first recorded message in two years, indicating a renewed stance against the current regime.

Canberra banned an Australian citizen with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State (Isis) group from returning home from a detention camp in Syria, the latest development in the case of fraught repatriation of families of Isis fighters. The woman was planning to join another 33 Australians – 10 women and 23 children – and fly on Monday from Damascus, Syria, to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Wednesday. But the group was turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj...

Syrian authorities have prohibited the sale of alcohol in restaurants and bars in Damascus, signaling a push for more restrictive measures by the new Islamist government since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by President Ahmed al-Sar.

After Kurdish forces withdrew from the Syrian al-Hol camp, several thousand people escaped from the camp. Syrian authorities found more than 100 damages to the camp wall, and the number of escapees needs to be determined.

Syrian authorities took control of Qamishli airport, which was previously controlled by Kurdish forces, as part of their integration process into the state, it was reported today.