Syria’s president on Saturday received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators since the ouster of former leader Bashar Assad in December. State news agency SANA did not give details about the meeting between President Ahmad al-Sharaa and...

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on Friday its intention to reduce the number of US troops in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, as part of what it described as a "deliberate, conditions-based process." Department spokesman Sean Parnell said in an official...

Two US Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the war-ravaged country since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by an opposition-led group offensive in December. The two are US Representatives Cory Mills of Florida,...

Zaman al-Wasl learned from private sources that Samir Kahla, one of the most dangerous leaders of the National Defense militia in the city of Saidnaya, recently returned to Syria illegally. He settled in his hometown before moving to the capital, Damascus, using a forged identity, under the...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa received his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, at the People's Palace in Damascus on Friday. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian issue, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency...

This year marks the fourteenth anniversary of the Hour Sit-in, the first time Syrians have been freed from the Assad regime. The Hour Sit-in in Homs on April 18, 2011, remains a crucial turning point in the Syrian revolution, as the regime blatantly bared its teeth to crush any peaceful...

In a state accustomed to burying facts before bodies, the search for her son has turned into a battle with institutions of oppression and denial. "Since 2014, I've been unable to sleep," says the mother of Mohammed Abdo, who was arrested in the Jdeidet Artouz area, southwest of Damascus....

The Ministry of Interior announced the launch of a package of development steps and measures in the security, police, anti-drug, and crime sectors, as well as in the fields of technology, prisons, and human resources. This is part of its efforts to build a modern and effective security...

Jordanian King Abdullah II affirmed the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's full support for the security and stability of the Syrian Arab Republic and its support for its reconstruction efforts. This was in a verbal message delivered by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to Syrian President...

A senior US official in the Trump administration told the Washington Post that Washington intends to reduce its military presence in Syria as part of a comprehensive review of US military deployments abroad. The official indicated that the US administration has presented Damascus with a...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met on Thursday in Qatar with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first encounter between the two leaders, Iraqi and Syrian state news agencies reported. The meeting was brokered by Qatar, with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani...

Syria’s flag carrier Syrian Air will resume direct flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates starting on Sunday, the airline said in a Facebook post. All flights between Syria and the UAE had been suspended in January after opposition-led groups toppled former leader Bashar...

The exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar reversed its course on Thursday, after a significant decline over the past two days. The Damascus dollar had risen 350 Syrian pounds during trading on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Damascus dollar lost 200 Syrian pounds during...

A source said that the Syrian ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Idris Maya, recently obtained humanitarian asylum in Muscat, indicating that he may not be prepared to return to Damascus even if the Syrian government issues an official decision to terminate his diplomatic duties....

The Trump administration has decided to reduce the number of US troops in Syria, officials and a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday. In December, the Pentagon revealed that there were around 2,000 US troops in Syria, about 1,100 more than it had previously disclosed. At the...

(White Helmets)- Four children were killed and 4 others injured—including 3 children and a man—on Tuesday when an unexploded ordnance detonated as children were playing in an open area in the town of Tseel, western rural Daraa. The rescue teams responded immediately and transported 3 of...

A mass grave was discovered in the al-Buqay'a area in the Homs countryside, on the Homs-Tartous highway. The grave contains the remains of dozens of people, believed to be civilians who went missing during the years of conflict, including children and women. The al-Buqay'a area is one of...

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa held official talks in Doha on Tuesday. The Qatari Emiri Diwan said in a statement that they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them, particularly in...

The number of Syrian youths committing crimes in Austria has doubled dramatically in recent years. According to annual statistics from the Ministry of the Interior published last Monday, a total of 534,193 reports were recorded in 2024, an increase of 1-4 percent compared to the previous year....

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa traveled to Qatar on Tuesday on an official visit, accompanied by a high-level government delegation. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani tweeted: "Today we accompany His Excellency President Ahmad al-Sharaa on his first presidential visit to a country...