US President Donald Trump praised  Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday  as he welcomed him to the White House, making Aoun Lebanon’s first head of state to visit since 2009. “He’s handsome also,” Trump quipped to reporters during comments from the Oval Office. “And...

Damascus, Jul. 21 (SANA) — Syria’s tourism sector recorded significant growth during the first half of 2026, with the total number of visitors, including Syrian expatriates, Arabs and foreigners, reaching 3.52 million, compared with 1.67million during the same period last year, marking a...

The Anti-Narcotics Department thwarted an attempt to smuggle a shipment of narcotics from the Lebanese border during a security operation in the Damascus countryside on Tuesday. The department stated on its official channels that the operation resulted in the arrest of three individuals...

Damascus, July 19 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 154 of 2026 on Sunday appointing Dr. Mohammad Wael Mahmoud al-Khaled as president of the National University for Defense Sciences. On July 5, President al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 147 of 2026 , establishing “The National...