Violent clashes erupted between Druze groups and Syrian security forces in the southern Syrian province of Suwaida on Thursday night/Friday morning. The fighting took place in the areas of Majdal, Naql, Tell Hadid, Tha'la, Najran, Ara, Atil, and Salim in the western Suwaida countryside,...

Saudi Arabia plans imminently to boost commercial ties with Lebanon after Lebanese authorities demonstrated “efficacy” in curbing drug smuggling to the Kingdom over the past months, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a senior Saudi official. Ties between Riyadh and Beirut have been...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Thursday that the Syrian government is seeking to avoid escalation with Israel and is responding to its ongoing violations through diplomatic channels. Speaking at a dialogue session at Chatham House in London, which he arrived in on...

Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad al-Shaibani reopened his country’s embassy in the United Kingdom, Syrian state-owned news agency SANA reported on Thursday. “Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on Thursday raised the national...