The New Arab Staff

Hussam Rustom

Rustom

Hussam Rustom is a Syria-based correspondent of The New Arab's Arabic language edition, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

Footage purportedly showing the inside of an Assad-era prison has been shared online, raising questions about the fate of troves of missing evidence.

28 April, 2026

Landmines, unexploded ordnance, and rubble block returns to Lattakia villages, threatening safety and livelihoods.

19 March, 2026

Syrian army declares SDF-held areas east of Aleppo a closed military zone, ordering armed groups to withdraw east of the Euphrates.

13 January, 2026

Three people were killed by gunfire in the city of Izra after an alleged act of revenge was carried out over an old dispute.

11 October, 2025

Syrians are split over a government probe into March's coastal massacres, with victims' families fearing it may shield those responsible from accountability.

23 June, 2025

Syrian interim authorities have said Amnesty International's damning report on the coastal massacres was issued too quickly

03 April, 2025

Six Alawite civilians were killed by security personnel on Monday in a village near Banias on the Syrian coast, sparking fears of further sectarian killings

02 April, 2025

Clashes between Syrian security forces and pro-Assad remnants have left hundreds dead and devastated coastal cities like Jableh and Latakia.

10 March, 2025