Paris (AFP) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday meets France's Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The visit comes with Syria's new authorities, who have roots in the Al-Qaeda jihadist network, under pressure...

Security sources in the southern province of Sweida announced the martyrdom of two members of the General Security Directorate and the injury of four others, after their vehicles were ambushed while transporting a number of wounded residents of the province who had been injured during clashes...

Druze residents near Syria’s capital are resisting a demand by the government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by militants after days of sectarian violence. Clashes last week pitted fighters against armed Druze residents of the...

The voluntary return of Syrians to their country has continued through the Öncüpınar crossing in Turkey's Kilis province, opposite the Bab al-Salam crossing in Syria's Aleppo province, since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024. The Öncüpınar crossing is one of the...