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Syria arrests 3 linked to Tadamon massacre
Syrian authorities have arrested three men suspected of involvement in the execution of hundreds of civilians by government forces in Damascus in 2013, two years into the countrys 13-year civil war. Security forces, accompanied by dozens of police and security trucks, carried out the arrests in...
Saudi, IMF discuss recovery of conflict-affected economies
At the inaugural annual AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies, Saudi Arabias Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) co-hosted a high-level roundtable to address the recovery of conflict-affected economies in the Middle East, with a special focus on Syria. The session...
Erdogan welcomes EU decision to suspend Syria sanctions
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the European Unions decision to suspend sanctions on Syria, emphasizing the importance of fully lifting them in the future. In a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, he also underscored the need to maintain the cease-fire in Gaza, the...
Russian spy ship catches fire off Syria, drifts out of control
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syrias coast on Jan. 23, temporarily drifting out of control with flames and thick black smoke rising from its smokestack, military officials said. A radio transmission intercepted by a NATO vessel captured a mans urgent instructions: Warship on your course. I am...
German opposition leader hopeful pledges stronger strategic ties with Turkiye
Germanys opposition leader and frontrunner for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has called for closer cooperation with Turkiye, highlighting its strategic importance amid major geopolitical shifts. Speaking ahead of Germanys early elections on Feb. 23, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader...
Syria car bomb explosion kills at least 15
A car explosion in northern Syria on Monday has killed at least 15 people, authorities said, reports DW. The blast took place on a main road on the outskirts of Syrias northern city Manbij, the civil defense said. Fourteen women and one man were killed, and fifteen other women were injured....
Aid freeze deepens crisis at Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Ahmad Abdullah Hammoud had to rely on stored food to sustain his family after a US-funded aid organization suddenly halted operations at the overcrowded al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, reports AP. The camp, home to 37,000 peoplemostly women and children with suspected links to the Islamic...
Syria’s interim president Sharaa embarks on 1st official visit to Saudi Arabia
Syrias interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa is heading to Saudi Arabia for his first international visit since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, according to his office. A photo shared on X by the presidency shows Sharaa and his foreign minister aboard a private jet, captioned: President Sharaa and...
Syrian resistance group vows ‘surprise’ strikes against Israeli forces
A new resistance group has emerged in Syria, pledging to stage surprise strikes against the Israeli forces occupying the country as well as the terrorist gangs of the countrys self-proclaimed president Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, Press TV reported. The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria (IRFS) passed...
Turkiye eliminates over 270 PKK/YPG terrorists in January
Turkiyes ongoing counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq and Syria have led to the elimination of 278 PKK terrorists so far in 2025, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Thursday. According to ministry spokesperson Rear Adm. Zeki Aktürk, 57 terrorists were neutralized last week alone in...
Syria’s Sharaa: jihadist to interim head of state
In less than two months, Syrias Ahmed Al-Sharaa has risen from rebel leader to interim president, after his Islamist group led a lightning offensive that toppled Bashar Assad, reports Arab news. Sharaa was appointed Wednesday to lead Syria for an unspecified transitional period, and has been...
EU agrees to tackle Syria sanctions
European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss lifting sanctions on Syria as foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western countries and the Middle East convened in Saudi Arabia in the first such regional meeting since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last...
Turkiye threatens military action against Kurdish forces in Syria
Turkiye has threatened to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accept Ankaras conditions for a bloodless transition following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad last month. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told CNN Turk television late on Tuesday that we will do...
'Turkiye may strike terrorists suddenly, one night'
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Turkiyes unwavering commitment to national security, stating that the Turkish military could strike terrorist targets suddenly, one night. Speaking at a press conference following a cabinet meeting on Monday, Erdogan emphasized that Turkiye has repeatedly...
Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank
Syrias new leaders have chosen Maysaa Sabrine, who was previously a deputy governor at the Syrian central bank, to become the head of the bank. She is the first woman to hold this position in the banks over 70-year history, according to a senior Syrian official,reports Al jazeera. Sabrine has...
Elections may take four years, says Syria's leader
Syrias de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in remarks broadcast on Sunday that holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, the first time he has commented on a possible electoral timetable since Bashar al-Assad was ousted on December. Drafting a new constitution could take up to...
Clashes between Islamism factions and Assad loyalists kill 17 fighters in Syria
Deadly clashes broke out between Islamist groups in control of Syria and supporters of former President Bashar Assad, leaving 17 people dead and several others injured, according to a British war monitor. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the fatalities occurred during an...
Syrian Women's Affairs Chief: Women to play key role in rebuilding
The newly appointed head of the Womens Affairs Office under the Syrian interim government narrates the administration will enable women to contribute to the rebuilding of the country, ravaged by more than a decade of conflict. In an interview with Al Jazeera from Damascus on Sunday, Aisha...
Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'
Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syrias new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control. Sharaa spoke alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after earlier meeting with...
Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK
The British wife of Syrias deposed PresidentBashar al-Assad, Asma al-Assad, has filed for divorce after expressing dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow, Turkish and Arab media reported Sunday. She reportedly seeks to move to London. Asma applied to the Russian court and requested special...
Syrian youth will resist incoming government, hopes Khamenei
Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday said that Syrias youth would oppose any new government formed after the fall of President Bashar Assad. He accused the United States and Israel of instigating instability in the country. Khamenei emphasized that Iran had supported Assad...
Syria's new administration appoints HTS figures as foreign, defense ministers
Citing SANA, Al Jazeera reported that Syrias new administration has appointed a foreign and a defense minister. This move is a part of a greater move, building international relations. The ruling General Command on Saturday named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister, SANA said. A...
2 Turkish journalists killed in north Syria
Two journalists from Turkeys mainly Kurdish southeast were killed covering the fighting between Ankara-backed and US -backed fighters in northern Syria, a Turkish journalists association and an NGO said Friday. Nazim Dastan and Cihan Bilgin were killed on Thursday near the Tishrin dam, about...
Syria not a threat to world: Ahmed al-Sharaa
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of Syria, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbors or to the West. He made the statement in an interview with the BBC, while calling the world to lift the ban on the country. Mentioning the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, he...
Erdogan hails Macron's decision to send diplomats to Damascus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Frances decision to send diplomats to Damascus after the fall of Syrias Bashar al-Assad, in a phone call with President Emmanuel Macron, the presidency said Wednesday. A French delegation arrived Tuesday at the countrys embassy in Damascus, the...
Israeli troops to occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the 'foreseeable future'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syrias President Bashar Assad, until another arrangement is in place that ensures Israels security. Netanyahu made the comments from the summit of Mount...
UN chief welcomes aid commitments by new Syrian authorities
United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher met with the commander of Syrias new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and newly appointed Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir on Monday to discuss scaling up humanitarian assistance in the country. Following Fletchers meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio...
Jolani says rebel factions of HTS to be ‘disbanded’
The leader of HTSsaid Monday that rebel factions in war-torn Syria would be disbanded and their fighters placed under the defense ministry, and called for sanctions to be lifted so refugees can return, reports AFP. Syrian presidentAssadwas toppled by a lightning 11-day rebel offensive...