A shift toward exclusive state control over arms is taking shape across the region, with Syria at the center of efforts to consolidate military and security decision-making under state institutions after years of fragmented armed power. The shift is also reflected in Iraq and Lebanon,...

Five people were killed and others injured in a horrific traffic accident that occurred Friday evening on the Homs-Tartous highway, caused by an oil tanker veering off course and colliding with several vehicles. The accident happened when the oil tanker was traveling towards the city of...

Damascus (SANA) Syria on Friday strongly condemned Iran’s targeting of two tankers belonging to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, calling the attacks a flagrant violation of international law and freedom of maritime navigation. In a...

Deir Ezzor (SANA) Internal Security Forces in Deir Ezzor, in coordination with the Counter-Terrorism branch, have arrested Khaled Khalaf al-Ali, a former official of the deposed regime involved in suppressing peaceful protests, the security forces said Friday. Al-Ali held the rank of first...