Fighting between Bedouin tribes and local fighters in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria has killed several people. Sunday’s clashes are the first outbreak of deadly violence in the area since fighting between members of the Druze community and security forces killed...

Syria has finalised an $800m agreement with Dubai-based DP World to redevelop its Tartous port in a bid to speed up post-war reconstruction. State news agency SANA said the deal was signed in Damascus on Sunday between DP World and the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports, in the...

Israel is expected to present a new withdrawal map during ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, after talks stalled over Tel Aviv’s insistence on maintaining control of a large area along the Gaza Strip, media reports said Saturday. Israel’s Channel 12 said mediators are waiting for the new map...

Intermittent clashes erupted on the front lines between Syrian army forces and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in eastern Deir ez-Zor province on Saturday night amid heightened security tensions and a state of alert, private sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The clashes with the YPG-led...