Dossier
Sweida province
Coverage of Sweida province in the Nexus archive.
- Syria’s Sharaa appoints lawmakers, paving way for new parliament to convene
Syria's Sharaa appoints lawmakers for a 210-member People's Assembly, which will hold its first session on Monday. Selection of representatives for Sweida province is postponed, and 15 women were included in the appointments, increasing the total number of female lawmakers to 21.
- Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration plan, UN says
A UN official stated that efforts to stabilize southern Syria and reintegrate Sweida province have stalled nearly a year after sectarian violence killed over 1,700 people, primarily Druze civilians and some Bedouin community members. The UN investigation found Syrian government forces, tribal fighters, and Druze armed groups may have committed war crimes.