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Damascus (SANA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates affirmed Syria’s commitment to combating ISIS and ensuring that the organization has no safe havens on its territory, calling on the US and member states of the International Coalition to join in supporting Syria’s efforts against...
Damascus (SANA) Syria congratulated the brotherly State of Qatar, its leadership, government, and people, on the occasion of its National Day, wishing it continued progress and prosperity. “The Syrian Arab Republic extends its warmest congratulations and best wishes to the brotherly State...
Washington (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2026 defense budget into law late Thursday, formally repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, a sweeping measures imposed on the former regime in 2019. The repeal was included in the National Defense...
A donation campaign organized to support reconstruction efforts in Syria’s Aleppo province has raised $150 million on Thursday, according to officials. The campaign, set to run for three days, was launched under the auspices of the Aleppo Governorate, and aims to contribute to the rebuilding,...
The Israeli army staged a new cross-border raid into Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province on Thursday, in the latest violation of the country’s sovereignty, local media reported. Syria’s state-run Alikhbaria TV said that tanks and bulldozers advanced into the village of Muallaqa in the...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed Wednesday that despite Israel’s ongoing occupation of Syrian territory, his country is pursuing a “security-based agreement” with the Damascus government and is not interested in territorial expansion. Saar said in an interview with Saudi-owned Al...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Türkiye is pressing for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement to start as violations continue to mount, warning that renewed violence could spread beyond the enclave while stressing Türkiye’s readiness to contribute to international...
Washington, Dec. 17 (SANA) The US Senate voted on Wednesday to pass the Department of Defense budget bill for fiscal year 2026, including a provision stipulating the repeal of the Caesar Act imposed on Syria since 2019. The bill won the support of 77 senators, with 20 voting against it, and was...
The Syrian Ministry of Interior thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of RPG anti-tank rounds into Lebanon. In a statement published Wednesday on its Telegram channel, the ministry said, "The Internal Security Directorate in the Zabadani area of the Damascus countryside thwarted...
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday the arrest of Anwar Nasser Hindi, who is implicated in war crimes and criminal activities during the era of the ousted regime. In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the ministry said that "the Internal Security Forces in...
In an article published in Foreign Policy magazine, co-authored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Joe Wilson, a Republican, argue that the sanctions imposed on Syria since 2019 under the Caesar Act are insufficient. The...
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani spoke over phone on Wednesday with Ahmed al-Ahmed, who heroically wrestled a gun from a shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney during a deadly attack. During the contact, the top diplomat told Ahmed he was asked by President Ahmad al-Sharaa to check on his...
The Ministry of Justice issued a circular on January 5, 2025, urging Syrians to hand over any evidence they have or may come into possession of to public prosecutors for preservation. This is undoubtedly a sound position from the Syrian Ministry of Justice. However, the new Circular No. 24,...
Quneitra, Syria – In a continued pattern of violations, Israeli occupation forces carried out a new ground incursion early today towards the village of Burayqa in the southern countryside of Quneitra. According to the state-run news agency (SANA), an occupation force composed of three...
ISIS claimed responsibility on Monday for an attack that killed four Syrian security personnel the day before, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. “The soldiers of the Caliphate attacked a patrol for the apostate Syrian government on the Maaret al-Numan road yesterday with machine guns,”...
US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the presence of American troops in Syria is meant to help keep peace in the Middle East in response to a question on why soldiers have been deployed in the country. “We are trying to make sure that there is going to be – and remains –...
The head of the General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs, Qutaiba Badawi, held talks with an Iraqi delegation headed by Lieutenant General Sami Abdul Hussein Radhi, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, focusing on ways to improve border crossings and enhance cooperation between the...
- Ahmed hailed as ‘hero’ by Australian officials, and US President Donald Trump ISTANBUL When Ahmed al-Ahmad ran and wrestled a gun from a shooter at Bondi beach in Sydney, he was simply thinking of saving the victims, “whether they are Jews, Israelis, or anyone else,” his uncle said....
Four members of Syria’s security forces were shot dead in the country’s northwest on Sunday, state media reported. According to the interior ministry statement, the victims belonged to the road security department of the interior ministry. Their patrol was attacked while on duty along the...
Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of US and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed by an attacker who targeted a...
