Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Thursday that it is time for Syria to stabilize and rise, following the overthrow of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. This came during his meeting with a delegation from the new Syrian government, which included Foreign...

Israel bombed Syrian army positions south of Aleppo on Thursday, the latest such strikes since the overthrow of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor and local residents said. Residents reported hearing huge explosions in the area, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday received his Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani at the headquarters of the Saudi foreign ministry in Riyadh, according to an Al Arabiya correspondent. Al-Shaibani arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday alongside...

Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organizers from the Alawite minority of the former president. “The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Military Operations...

Zaman al-Wasl learned that the competent authorities in the Syrian government took over the management of the Lahn al-Hayat orphanage complex in the Qudsaya area and the "Al-Rahma" orphanage after the newspaper published details about the presence of children of detainees in the complex, as...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new Syrian administration, Asaad al-Shaibani, revealed on Wednesday a study to extend the validity of passports of Syrians abroad. Al-Shaibani said, in a post on the X platform: "The Department of Consulates and Expatriates has directed the necessity...

A high-level Syrian delegation, led by newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday in its first official visit abroad, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing a foreign ministry source. According to Al Arabiya’s correspondent, Saudi Deputy...

The Saudi King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center launched an air bridge on Wednesday to support the Syrian people, who are suffering from extreme poverty due to the near-total collapse of the country's economy. Earlier, the center announced in a post on the X platform the launch of...

All the ready-made molds of the Syrians were shattered in bidding farewell to one year and welcoming another, as this is a Syrian year par excellence. The Syrians are filled with joy, surrendering to the waves of happiness after the dawn of December 8, 2024. Their joy was only spoiled...

Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free press and committed to “freedom of expression”, after decades of tight control under the country’s former rulers. “We are working to consolidate freedoms of the press and...

The US-led international coalition forces continue to send military reinforcements to their bases in northern and eastern Syria, coming from their bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, via the Al-Waleed border crossing. Informed sources confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that the international...

Six civilians were injured on Tuesday evening when a car bomb exploded in a market in the city of Tal Rifaat in Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria, the Civil Defense Organization reported.  Security forces cordoned off the area where the explosion occurred, causing material damage to...

The European Union confirmed on Tuesday its support for Syria and its territorial integrity, while Damascus called on it to reopen its embassies in the country. This came during a meeting between the Chargé d'Affaires of the European Union in the capital, Damascus, Michael Unmacht, and...

Syria’s new administration named Murhaf Abu Qasra on Tuesday as the country’s defense minister. The state news agency SANA said that Abu Qasra was appointed a defense minister in the new interim government. The appointment was part of efforts to restructure Syria’s state institutions following...

The Syrian Civil Defense found 3 mass graves in the village of Al-Qabu in the Homs countryside, and the remains of 20 people have been recovered so far. The rescue agency said on its Facebook account that 16 graves have been discovered so far, and completely burned bodies were found inside...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone call Monday with his Syrian counterpart Asaad Al-Shibani to discuss bilateral relations and coordination on issues of mutual concern, according to a statement from the Iraqi foreign ministry. The statement said that Hussein began the call by...

Israeli tanks and armored vehicles invaded the city of Al-Baath in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria, where occupation soldiers expelled employees from government departments under the pretext of inspection, local activists said on Monday. This move comes within a series of recent...

The first Qatari humanitarian aid plane carrying various aid provided by the Qatar Red Crescent arrived at Damascus International Airport on Monday, as part of the air bridge operated by the State of Qatar to support the Syrians. This is the first flight to arrive directly to Damascus after...

Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, announced on Monday that his first official visit abroad will be to Saudi Arabia, following an official invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan. “I have received an official invitation from His...

Syria hopes for “strategic partnerships” with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. Russia was a staunch ally of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and has given...