An investment contract between the former regime's government and a Russian company called STG sparked widespread controversy after the discovery of serious violations that accompanied the agreement, leading to the waste of public funds and depriving farmers of fertilizers amid a stifling...

Austria on Thursday deported a Syrian criminal convict back to Syria, becoming the first EU country to do so officially “in recent years”, the interior ministry said. Austria has been pushing to be able to deport Syrians back since the ouster of Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad in December....

Internal Security Forces arrested Nada al-Ghabra and Lama al-Sawaf, former directors of the Lahn al-Hayat orphanage, on Tuesday, on suspicion of their involvement in sensitive cases related to children of former detainees. The Lahn al-Hayat orphanage operated in areas under the control of...

Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had apprehended members of an Iranian-backed “terrorist cell” in southern Syria, where state TV reported three arrested by Israeli troops. Since the December overthrow of Syria’s longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out hundreds of...

Israel’s overture this week to Syria and Lebanon for a peace deal has sparked mixed reactions in both countries, where the idea of normalizing ties has long been considered taboo. On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said his country had an “interest in adding countries, Syria...

In stark defiance of regional circumstances and the absence of any declared international support, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to conduct large-scale military exercises using heavy and medium weapons in the Raqqa countryside. According to the Kurdish militia, these intensive...

The US Treasury Department lifted its comprehensive sanctions on Syria on July 1, more than two decades after they were imposed. The decision does not include Bashar al-Assad and his network involved in human rights abuses and Captagon smuggling. According to a new clarification issued by...

Syrian social media platforms witnessed a wave of joy and controversy following the White House's announcement on Monday that US President Donald Trump had signed an executive order to end sanctions imposed on Syria. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Sheibani welcomed the decision via...

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied reports circulating about its preparations to launch a campaign against ISIS remnants in the Badia desert, claiming that its recent movements are "within the usual framework." The Kurdish-led militia affirmed its "permanent readiness" to...

Damascus witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on Monday between the Syrian Ministry of Information and Al-Maha International Company to launch the "Damascus Gate" project, the country's first integrated city for media, film, and tourism production. The signing was attended by...

In a significant step toward achieving justice, former detainee and Secretary of the Council of Detainees, Marwan al-Ash, met with lawyer Haitham al-Maleh, a former judge, to discuss the possibility of prosecuting judges of the Field Court and the Terrorism Court. The meeting emphasized the...

US President Donald Trump officialised a pivot in US-Syria relations on Monday by lifting most sanctions on a "transformed" post-Assad Syria. Israel has said it is interested in normalising ties with Syria as well as Lebanon in an expansion of the Abraham Accords, a move that would mark a...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Monday that US President Donald Trump’s  termination of the Syria sanctions program  would open “the doors to long-awaited reconstruction and development,” according to a post by the foreign minister on social media platform X. He...

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday related to the easing of sanctions on Syria, a CBS reporter posted on X on Monday. In May, Trump announced he would lift sanctions on Syria as part of measures to help the country rebuild after a devastating civil war. The...

Israel said Monday it is “interested” in striking peace agreements with neighboring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity. With Syria under a new leadership after the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon’s Iran-backed...

The Iran-Israel war has opened the way to a “new road” for the Middle East in which Turkey will have a key role to play, Washington’s ambassador to Ankara said Sunday. “What just happened between Israel and Iran is an opportunity for all of us to say: ‘Time out. Let’s create a new road’...

Türkiye and Syria have signed a new memorandum of understanding on international road transport, paving the way for the resumption of direct land transportation between the two countries, the Turkish transport and infrastructure minister said Saturday. Speaking to Anadolu during the Global...

The Syrian Ministry of Defense called on Syrian youth to contribute to building a modern national army, noting that such participation represents "an honor and a national responsibility." The ministry indicated that the army in its new form will be more just and professional, and that the...

The city of Kilis, in southern Turkey, has witnessed a significant decline in residential rental prices due to the return of increasing numbers of Syrian refugees to their country. This has led to a sharp decline in demand for apartments and has had a direct impact on the city's real estate...

The Ministry of Interior announced a reduction in passport fees for Syrian citizens and those in a similar situation. The Ministry issued a decision to immediately reduce the fee for issuing or renewing a passport or travel document for Syrian citizens and those in a similar situation who...