Blasts were heard in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported on Sunday, adding that an investigation was being conducted to establish the cause.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked to meet Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on the sidelines of UN talks in New York next week to normalize ties. Turkey and Syria severed diplomatic relations in 2011 after the outbreak of the Syrian war, but Erdogan has sought...

Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting civilian casualties on at least three occasions, an independent UN commission said Tuesday. Since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a year ago, Israel has conducted dozens of airstrikes in different...

Saudi Arabia has formally reopened its embassy in Syria’s capital, Damascus, marking a significant step in last year’s reconciliation between both countries after over a decade of diplomatic isolation. At a reception held at Damascus’s Four Seasons Hotel on Monday, Saudi Chargé...