Syria signed a 30-year contract with French shipping giant CMA CGM to develop and run the port of Latakia, the port’s director and a company official said on Thursday. Joseph Dakak, CMA CGM’s regional director, said he was “pleased today to announce the signing of an investment and...

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Wednesday urged members of the minority community in Syria to reject “Israeli interference” following Israeli threats against Damascus authorities if they harm the Druze. “Preserving the (Druze) brothers (in Syria) involves rejecting Israeli...

Two informed sources said that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior US State Department officials in New York on Tuesday, as Damascus seeks a clear roadmap from Washington for permanent sanctions relief. Shibani is visiting the United States to attend meetings at the...

The Syrian Civil Defense Agency's "Enhancing Community Resilience" program launched a rubble removal project in the city of Maarat al-Numan in the Idlib countryside. This is a new step toward supporting recovery and restoring life to affected areas, in coordination with the region's...