4 stories for 2026-03-09 · Syria
Syria has unveiled a three-year social affairs plan that aims to ensure fair access to social services, promote employment for those able to work, and empower and protect women from violence. The plan involves partnerships with the private sector.
Syrian authorities have reopened the al-Arida border crossing with Lebanon to pedestrian traffic, aimed at facilitating the return of Syrians in Lebanon to their country. The crossing remains closed to vehicular traffic.
Israeli military forces detained four children in the Golan Heights region on Sunday while they were herding sheep near Tel al-Ahmar in southern Quneitra, according to Syrian media reports.
A first convoy of families displaced from Afrin is set to return under an agreement between Damascus and the SDF.