HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO) in Syria on Sunday voiced its rejection of the exclusion of the Assyrian and Syriac national holiday, Akitu — the Babylonian-Assyrian New Year — from the list of official holidays recently set by a presidential decree. Earlier the same day, the Syrian presidency issued a…

President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. (188) of 2025, which sets the official holidays and the days on which workers subject to the provisions of the Basic Law for State Workers are entitled to a holiday with full pay. The decree introduces two additional official holidays: Liberation Day (December 8) and Syrian Revolution Day (March…

SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria experienced on Sunday a near-total shutdown of bakeries, marking the second consecutive day of halted operations due to a worsening flour shortage. The deepening bread crisis has plagued the governorate for weeks, leaving residents struggling to meet basic needs. A local service official confirmed to…