Despite the rapid collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, which was widely linked to the Captagon trade as one of its main sources of income, combating this illicit industry remains a major challenge for the new Syrian authorities and the regional and international community....

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that ongoing negotiations with Hamas over his Gaza ceasefire proposal have been moving rapidly ahead of a critical meeting in Egypt. "There have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone...

Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides prepared to meet in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Foreign ministers of several countries, including Egypt, said the talks were a...

Security forces in central Homs province on Saturday exhumed two mass graves in the towns of Al-Mukharram and Talkalakh, containing the remains of unidentified persons, the state-run news agency reported. The graves were found in the village of Abu Hakfa al-Shamali, located in the...