Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati led a delegation on Saturday heading to Syria on a one-day visit to meet with the new Syrian leadership, the Central News Agency said. The visit comes at the invitation of Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of the new Syrian administration. The...

The Dutch Ministry of Asylum and Migration has announced its intention to forcibly return Syrian refugees in the long term, RTL Nieuws reported. The Netherlands is seeking to follow in the footsteps of other countries such as Germany and Austria, which have announced a reassessment of the...

Military operations continued in northern Syria on Friday, with a noticeable escalation between Turkish forces and allied Syrian factions, on the one hand, and the US-backed  Kurdish militias, which led to deaths of dozens over the week. Informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl that Turkish...

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed that the number of Syrians who have returned to their country since the fall of the Baath regime on December 8 has reached 52,622 people. This came in a statement made by Yerlikaya to journalists during his presence on Thursday at the...

Lawyers representing victims in Syria encouraged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to 'urgently' issue arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and 17 senior officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a statement Thursday after meeting Syrian authorities, Gulden Sonmez and Cihat...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that his country is ready to enhance economic cooperation with Syria and build "strategic partnerships", stressing that Rome will play its role in lifting the sanctions imposed on the ousted regime. This came in a speech during a press...

Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. The crush “during a civilian event at the mosque... resulted in the death of three people,” Governor Maher Marwan told SANA. The White...

Turkey has no intention of taking over any part of Syria following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday. “Turkey has no eye on any part of Syrian territory,” he said at a news conference in Istanbul as fears grow over Ankara’s threats against...

The Syrian Minister of Defense in the caretaker government, Major General Morhaf Abu Qasra, met on Thursday with the leaders of the US-backed Free Syria Army, which is stationed in the Tanf military garrison. Engineer Abu Qasra met with the army commander "Salem Al-Antari", his chief of...

A secret garage containing 8,000 cars was found, confiscated by the Assad regime after their owners were arrested over the years of the Syrian revolution. The cars that Zaman al-Wasl's camera monitored bore Syrian, Saudi, Lebanese, Iraqi and European license plates. The place also included...

Turkish authorities on Thursday stopped the entry of dual nationals through the Hamam crossing in the "Olive Branch" area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, into Syrian territory until further notice. The Turkish authorities have not yet issued any official clarification regarding the...

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, on Thursday, the resumption of issuing passports to expatriate citizens, next Sunday, through diplomatic missions and consular offices. The ministry said in a post on its official account on the X platform, "We announce to the expatriates the...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Syria announced that more than 125,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their country after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime. This came in a post by the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in...

The Syrian Minister of Agriculture confirmed that the government "will focus on supporting agricultural production by providing interest-free loans, in order to encourage investment opportunities in the agricultural sector and support local production." The Syrian News Agency "SANA" quoted...

Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by airstrikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria’s northern Manbij region, a war monitor said. The latest reported fighting comes despite the United States saying Wednesday that it was working to address Turkey’s...

Israeli occupation forces, backed by the Syrian regime, searched military barracks in three villages adjacent to the buffer zone in the southern Quneitra countryside on Wednesday. The incursion targeted military barracks in the villages of "Al-Asha", "Abu Ghara" and "Mazraat Al-Hiran" near...

A senior US diplomat traveled to Damascus for talks with the leadership of the interim authorities, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. Ambassador Daniel Rubinstein, who remains in the region, engaged in regional efforts concerning Syria, according to the spokesperson, who...

Following the fall of Syria’s Bashar Assad regime, women continue to work to make their voices heard and to be active stakeholders in shaping the new administration. The Syrian Women's Political Movement (SWPM) recently organized a press conference in the capital Damascus to convey their...

US Under Secretary of State John Bass is set to visit Ankara on Jan. 9 - 10 for discussions with senior Turkish officials on the situation in Syria and broader regional stability, the State Department announced Wednesday. Bass will emphasize the importance of a “peaceful, inclusive, Syrian-led...

European Union sanctions in Syria that obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid and hinder the country’s recovery could be lifted swiftly, France’s foreign minister said Wednesday. The United States on Monday issued a sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in...