ARA News is a Syrian independent press agency concerned with covering local developments across Syria, including its Kurdish region.
ARA News is a Syrian independent press agency, mainly staffed by a group of journalists and media activists reporting from inside Syria and abroad, concerned with covering the local developments across Syria, including the Kurdish region north and north-east the country. ARA (in Kurdish: Ajansa Rojnamevaniya Azad) stands for Independent Press Agency. ARA News’ main objectives include the com
mitment to objectivity and the basic principles of journalism, and smashing the ponderous constraints on freedom of speech in Syria. Independent of political parties' influence, ARA News regards itself as a genuine participant in the Syrian transitional phase from totalitarianism towards freedom of expression and democracy. ARA News is professionally powered by 'Free Press Unlimited. For the latest: http://www.aranews.org/en/
