Press Releases
Looking for more press releases? Explore our full press release archive by date to access past announcements, news updates, and media releases published on Syria Culture Today.
UNITAR Launches the Fifth Cycle of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Programme for the MENA Region
UN International Training and Research Center
·
July 4, 2025
At the online opening session held on 30 June, representatives from UNITAR and the Government of Cyprus, as well as distinguished guests, offered words of encouragement to the participants. We are proud to welcome participants from Egypt, Sudan,...
Syria May Trade Golan Heights Claim
MENAFN
·
July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Former militia leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, who took control of Syria in the previous year, might relinquish Damascus’ longstanding claim over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in return for official diplomatic ties with West Jerusalem,...
Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability
Middle East Institute
·
July 2, 2025
Syria witnessed a radical and wide-ranging transformation after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024. Almost immediately, questions arose as to whether Russia would be able to maintain its military bases and political influence in...
CSI Event at the UN Highlights Looming Crisis for Syrian Religious Minorities
EIN Presswire
·
July 2, 2025
Experts Describe Violence Against Alawites, Druze, and Christians Which Has Been Ongoing for Months GENEVA, GE, SWITZERLAND, July 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “Despite some happy words at the beginning of this new interim constitution, it in...
Daughter of detained Syrian man appeals to UN Special Envoy for help
EIN Presswire
·
July 1, 2025
Suleiman Khalil, former mayor of Sadad, has been held incommunicado since February 8. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, July 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The daughter of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of Sadad in Syria, has written to the UN Special...
Trump Lifts U.S. Sanctions Targeting Syria
MENAFN
·
July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that will dismantle the US sanctions program targeting Syria, according to a statement from the White House. In the order shared by the Trump White House's official Rapid...
Trump Ends Syria Sanctions Program
MENAFN
·
July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump issued an executive directive on Monday, effectively ending the United States’ sanctions framework targeting Syria, as confirmed by the White House. In the formal decree shared by the official Rapid Response...
From War-Torn Syria to California Dreaming: San Diego Dentist-Turned-Hip-Hop Artist Drops Empowering Anthem
EIN Presswire
·
June 30, 2025
Syrian-Born Dentist Fuses Art and Adversity in Bold New Single “Million Dollar Smile” SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Robair Aldaya’s journey to becoming a doctor in California didn’t begin in a classroom — it...
Pope Leo expresses grief over Syria church suicide bombing
MENAFN
·
June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Pope Leo has expressed deep sorrow following a deadly suicide bombing that struck a Greek Orthodox church in Syria’s capital over the weekend. The attack, which occurred on Sunday at the Saint Elias Church in Damascus, left 25 people dead...
Side event at UN to focus on threat to Syria’s religious minorities
EIN Presswire
·
June 24, 2025
Professors Joshua Landis and Fabrice Balanche will speak at CSI-organized event at Human Rights Council on July 1 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, June 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As violence against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria mounts,...
CSI warns at UN that religious minorities in Syria face genocide
EIN Presswire
·
June 24, 2025
Human rights group’s warning comes one day after suicide attack on church in Damascus ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, June 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The day after a suicide bomber massacred 27 Christians at worship in Damascus, Christian Solidarity...
AMMWEC Condemns Terrorist Attack on Syrian Church, Calls for Vigilance and Unity Against Terrorism
EIN Presswire
·
June 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC) strongly condemns the brutal attack carried out against a Christian church in Damascus, Syria, which has...
Syria grapples with intense drought
MENAFN
·
June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) In the mountainous town of Al-Marah, situated in Syria's Qalamoun region north of Damascus, the cherished Damask rose—renowned for its deep cultural and historical significance—is enduring one of its toughest seasons in recent history....
Erdogan Denounces Attack on Damascus Church
MENAFN
·
June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday vehemently condemned the fatal terrorist assault on the Mar Ilyas Church located in Damascus, Syria’s capital city. On social media platform X, he denounced “the heinous terrorist attack...
Turkey promises to be Muslim world leading voice
MENAFN
·
June 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Türkiye pledged on Saturday to act as a leading voice for the Muslim world and a defender of global justice, while strongly condemning Israel's military actions in the region during the 51st Session of the Organization of Islamic...
Building Syria’s new army: Future plans and the challenges ahead
Middle East Institute
·
June 13, 2025
After leading the lighting campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president, quickly began working to form a unified national army, dismantle the existing factions, and centralize all...
Dutch government falls apart due to immigration disagreement
MENAFN
·
June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) The Dutch government has unraveled following a major dispute over immigration policy, with Geert Wilders announcing the withdrawal of his Party for Freedom (PVV) from the ruling coalition. Wilders, whose right-wing PVV emerged as the...
Berlin court prohibits law enforcement from sending immigrants away at border
MENAFN
·
June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) A Berlin court has ruled that German border police cannot automatically reject asylum seekers arriving from neighboring EU countries without first assessing their claims. The decision challenges Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s recent policy...
From Gaza to Africa: Equalall widens its Urgent Global Fundraising Drive to Support Crisis-Affected Communities in Africa
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
·
July 1, 2025
SAN DIEGO, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equalall, a rapidly growing non-profit organization established in 2024, today announced a major global call for donations to provide critical support to individuals and families suffering from ongoing...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: UNHCR calls for urgent funding for refugees in Egypt ― EU co-operation with ‘dodgy’ Libyan authorities continues unabated ― Turkish border guards convicted for torturing and killing migrants
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
·
July 3, 2025
|Published on: 3rd July 2025|Categories: News| The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for increased international funding to support the rising number of refugees in Egypt. European Commissioner for Internal Affairs...