Syrian authorities have arrested an alleged Islamic State commander accused of planning a foiled attack targeting a Shiite Muslim shrine near Damascus, state media reported Saturday. Authorities arrested "Abu al-Hareth al-Iraqi, commander in the Daesh organisation", said state news agency...

Iran said Saturday that it had received messages from the new government in Damascus following the ouster of its longtime Syrian ally, former president Bashar al-Assad. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is indirectly in contact with Damascus," Tehran's special envoy for Syrian affairs, Mohammad...

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa made a historic visit to Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Saturday, marking his first visit to the region since assuming office. Idlib was a key stronghold of the military operations that led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024....

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced that more than 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their country after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime. This came in a statement issued by the commission, early Friday morning, regarding the return of Syrian refugees...