Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the kingdom and Qatar will offer joint financial support to state employees in Syria. His statements came on Saturday during a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus....

Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara arrived in the State of Kuwait, heading an official delegation, at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The visit comes within the framework of strengthening bilateral relations and joint coordination between the two countries, and...

Damascus (AFP) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Damascus on Saturday at the head of an economic delegation, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced. The visit, according to Riyadh, aims to discuss ways to enhance cooperation, particularly supporting Syria's economy....

Documented reports and authenticated documents reveal that more than 600 billion Syrian pounds were classified as "systematic corruption" at the Homs and Baniyas refineries, through organized smuggling of diesel fuel under the cover of using VGO. According to information and documents...

The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, expressed his willingness to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, confirming direct contact with Ankara. Abdi indicated that his Kurdish-led forces are open to dialogue with Damascus within the framework of...

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a series of new administrative appointments in the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, including leadership positions in the Executive Office, Protocol, Legal Affairs, Media, and International Cooperation. As part of...

Israeli airstrikes targeted the coastal region in western Syria, according to Syrian television. Israel confirmed that it bombed military facilities in Latakia. This comes despite Damascus announcing indirect negotiations with Israel, while sources revealed direct negotiations. Syrian state...

Russia has increased supplies of its oil from the Arctic to Syria, which needs the feedstock for its refineries, according to shipping data cited by an industry source and LSEG data. Russia has long considered Syria as a key gateway for its trade and military operations in the Middle East...

ISIS on Thursday claimed its first attack on Syria’s new government forces since the fall of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, two war monitors said. In a statement picked up by SITE Intelligence Group, ISIS said it had planted an “explosive device” on a Syrian forces’ vehicle in...

Türkiye, Syria, and Jordan have officially begun their mission to combat terrorism in Syria, Turkish Defense Ministry sources said Thursday. The sources stated that five countries —Türkiye, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon — previously agreed to establish a joint operations center to support...

US envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack told Al Arabiya on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s goal is to empower the current government in Syria, adding that Trump will soon declare Syria as a state that does not sponsor terrorism. Speaking from Damascus where he raised the American flag over...

Saudi Arabian budget airline flynas announced on Thursday that it will launch its first direct flight between Riyadh and Damascus next week. “Officially...flynas announces the launch of its first direct flight between Riyadh and the Syrian capital, Damascus, starting June 5th next week,”...

Cyprus is to launch a repatriation scheme for Syrian families who revoke their asylum claims, allowing one adult member to stay on the island and work, a minister said Thursday. Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said the financial incentives, beginning next month, would be for a...

Syria signed a $7 billion energy deal on Thursday with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish and US companies as it seeks to revive the war-torn country’s crippled power sector. The agreement was sealed at the presidential palace in Damascus in the presence of President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US...

The European Union lifted economic sanctions on Syria on Wednesday in an effort to support the country’s transition and recovery after the toppling of former president Bashar al-Assad. The move follows a political agreement reached last week by EU foreign ministers to lift the sanctions....

The European Union sanctioned on Wednesday three Syrian militia groups and two of their leaders for serious human-rights abuses over their alleged involvement in deadly ethnic violence in March. More than 1,700 people were killed in attacks mostly targeting the Alawite community, which is...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said that "the liberation battle has been completed" and that the country has now entered the "reconstruction phase." He noted that the city of Aleppo "represents the key to Syrian victory." This came in a speech he delivered during his participation in the...

DAMASCUS: Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said. The contacts mark a significant development...

Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba confirmed that the fall of the former regime led to increased activity by ISIS, which exploited the resulting chaos to obtain weapons from the remnants of the ousted regime. He pointed out that the organization attempted to infiltrate...

In a country exhausted by war and poverty, citizens are emerging from the oppression of the Assad regime—and are using metal detectors. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December, residents of Damascus have noticed new faces roaming the streets at night, their owners carrying...