Syria has signed up to join the international coalition led by the United States to combat the ISIL (ISIS) armed group. The announcement, made by Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa and US officials, came shortly after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington and was...

Security forces carried out a security operation against a cell affiliated with the ISIS terrorist organization in the town of Suran in Hama province, resulting in the arrest of three of its members and the seizure of an ammunition depot, according to the SANA news agency. The head of...

The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Donald Trump. Monday’s meeting was the first summit between a US and Syrian leader at the White House since 1946. The meeting is part of a...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, becoming the first Syrian leader to visit since the country’s independence in 1946. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office later Monday, Trump said he wanted to see Syria become “a very...

Syria has foiled two separate ISIS plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa, two senior officials said, adding a personal dimension to the leader’s plans to join a US-led coalition to fight the militant group that he has long battled. The sources, a senior Syrian security official and...

When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other country – finding homes, getting jobs, starting families. A question mark now hangs over their future, after Germany’s government – which has hardened its stance on...

The spokesperson for the Syrian Ministry of Interior revealed details of a security campaign launched by the ministry targeting ISIS, which began yesterday, Saturday, in several Syrian provinces. He affirmed that the campaign "came within the context of the ministry's preventative operations...

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa affirmed on Sunday that Syria needs the efforts of its people to rebuild the country, emphasizing the importance of uniting national energies both at home and abroad to contribute to the reconstruction and development process. The Alekhbariah TV reported that...

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for a landmark official visit, his country’s state news agency reported, a day after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Al-Sharaa, whose forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last...

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria, Carla Quintana, stated that the institution possesses reliable information indicating that some of the missing persons are still alive, emphasizing that identification and...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Dutch Premier Dick Schoof on the sidelines of the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA reported. The meetings were also attended by Foreign...

Türkiye on Friday welcomed the UN Security Council’s decision to delist Syrian President Ahmed Shara and Interior Minister Enes Hattab from its sanctions list. “We welcome the UN Security Council Resolution No. 2799 (2025), which removes Syrian President Ahmed Shara and Interior Minister Enes...

President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived at the venue of the COP30 Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil, where he was received by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. President al-Sharaa is participating in the two-day World Leaders Climate Action Summit. The summit, which kicked off on...

The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is  brokering between Syria and Israel , six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The US plans for the presence in the Syrian...

The United States has proposed a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. The draft resolution, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, also calls...

Israel renewed its incursion into the Quneitra Governorate in southwestern Syria on Wednesday, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). SANA reported that an Israeli force consisting of two tanks and four military vehicles entered the town of Jubata al-Khashab in the Quneitra...

Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani received a number of diplomats who had defected from the former regime on Monday and signed a decision reinstating them to work in the diplomatic corps. This step comes within the framework of an initiative launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last...

The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that the Dutch government is working on new amendments to the laws governing asylum seekers, which would prevent those arriving from so-called "completely safe countries" from working in the Netherlands. Outgoing Minister of Social Affairs, Mariëlle...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Berlin for talks on bilateral relations and migration. Speaking to reporters on Monday evening, Chancellor Merz said he wants to discuss Syria's political transition, economic recovery, and the return of Syrian...

Coordination and integration at border crossings between Türkiye and Syria is progressing rapidly, and the transit transport agreement will be fully operational in this month, said Mazen Alloush, director of public relations at the Syrian General Authority for Land and Sea Ports. “We hold...