Syria

Abdi Declares the SDF Integration Into the Syrian State Complete

Family Reunification

Abdi Declares the SDF Integration Into the Syrian State Complete

The SDF has completed its integration into Syria’s state institutions, a major step toward a unified Syria.

By Rolling Stone MENA Staff

The Waiting Sentence: Four Stories from the UK's Asylum System

The Waiting Sentence

The Waiting Sentence: Four Stories from the UK’s Asylum System

The UK asylum system keeps young people waiting for papers, work, school, and a future. These four refused to let waiting become their life.

By Yasmina Bitar

NEWS

Bashar and Maher Al Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia

Bashar and Maher Al Assad have been sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court for crimes committed under the Assad regime.

Exclusive, FEATURES

On Traces, Shkoon Map What Memory Leaves Behind

On their debut full-length, Traces, Shkoon go beyond surface hybridity - into memory, exile, and the sounds that outlast the moment.

Commentary

Hezbollah’s Fatal Syria Miscalculation Comes Back to Haunt It

Hezbollah’s decision to fight for Assad may now be returning to haunt the group as Syria’s new leadership seeks payback.

FEATURES

Arabs Divided Upon Khamenei’s Death: A Century of Unfinished Business

Arab reactions to the death of Ali Khamenei reveal a century of unresolved fractures shaped by Iran’s regional project.

Album and Single Reviews

Gorillaz’s ‘Damascus’ Ventures in Syrian Shaabi Rough Terrains

Gorillaz venture into Levantine shaabi with Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey on 'Damascus,' meeting Syrian music on its own terms.

NEWS

Post-Assad Syria’s Most Crucial Trial Isn’t About Assad’s Crimes

Trials begin in Syria over sectarian and state violence, raising questions about transitional justice and the country’s fragile transition.

MUSIC

Welcome To BADER’s Ugly Music Movement

The Belgian-based, Syrian-Libyan artist Bader Shashit is making deliberately imperfect music, building studios in the hood, and a new scene from the outside in.

MUSIC

BOUMPH: “I Needed To Create A Demon Gorilla.”

The Syrian-Canadian artist is here to unmask the truth and make listeners sit in their discomfort.