In December 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the long-awaited Caesar Act to tighten the noose on the regime of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The sanctions were set to expire in December 2024, but Congress renewed them in a text agreed upon just hours before the fall of the Assad...

A Jordanian military source revealed that the Northern Military Zone thwarted an attempt by two individuals coming from Syria to illegally enter Jordanian territory on Wednesday. According to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the source stated that the rules of engagement were applied, the...

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its categorical rejection of all forms of foreign interference in the country's internal affairs, stressing that calls made by groups it described as "outlaws" demanding so-called "international protection" are illegitimate and completely...

The Director of Public Security in the Damascus countryside announced the end of the security operation in Ashrafieh Sahnaya, with security restored and some of those involved arrested. This came after clashes erupted following an attack by Druze gunmen on a security checkpoint, resulting...

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Wednesday urged members of the minority community in Syria to reject “Israeli interference” following Israeli threats against Damascus authorities if they harm the Druze. “Preserving the (Druze) brothers (in Syria) involves rejecting Israeli...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed that Syria's territorial integrity is indispensable to Turkey, noting that the Syrian government "also acts from the same perspective," and that any infringement on Syria's unity is completely unacceptable. This came in remarks made by...

The Ashrafieh Sahnaya area, south of the capital Damascus, witnessed a dangerous security escalation, with the death toll of General Security personnel rising to 16 as a result of attacks carried out by "outlaw" armed groups. Security sources told Zaman al-Wasl that these groups thwarted...

The overthrow of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a great thing for Mohammed al-Badawi. His sales doubled, and he could now sell his imported drinks at low prices from Turkey throughout Syria, not just in Idlib, the former opposition stronghold to which he had previously imported his...

Patients with chronic autoimmune diseases in Syria, including Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and others, live in tragic health conditions that directly threaten their lives. While these diseases pose a challenge in themselves due to their chronic and...

Two informed sources said that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior US State Department officials in New York on Tuesday, as Damascus seeks a clear roadmap from Washington for permanent sanctions relief. Shibani is visiting the United States to attend meetings at the...

The town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya, south of Damascus, witnessed violent clashes on Tuesday evening between armed factions and Druze militiamen, resulting in widespread security tensions in the southern region. Local sources reported hearing gunfire near the Arab Bank in the city, while Syrian...

The Syrian Civil Defense Agency's "Enhancing Community Resilience" program launched a rubble removal project in the city of Maarat al-Numan in the Idlib countryside. This is a new step toward supporting recovery and restoring life to affected areas, in coordination with the region's...

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the brutal killing of a Muslim worshipper inside a mosque in southern France, saying racism and religious hatred have "no place" in the country. "Freedom of worship cannot be violated," Macron said on X, offering his support to "our fellow Muslim...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani on Monday, reiterating his full support for lifting sanctions imposed on Syria, according to the state-run news agency (SANA). The meeting took place at the UN headquarters in New York, where...

ISIS said on Monday it killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria’s Deir el-Zor, according to the group’s news agency. The spokesperson for Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces Farhad Shami confirmed to Reuters that five members were killed in the attack which he...

Israel’s military said Monday that it had struck more than 50 “terror targets” across Lebanon over the past month, despite a November ceasefire that ended a war between it and Hezbollah militants. On Sunday, Israel struck south Beirut for the third time since the fragile November 27...

Israeli warplanes last year intercepted Iranian aircraft headed toward Syria, preventing them from delivering troops meant to assist the country’s embattled president at the time, Bashar al-Assad, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. The remarks in a speech gave a new...

Israel’s foreign minister said Monday that the top UN court’s hearing on humanitarian aid to Gaza was part of a “systematic persecution and delegitimization” of his country. In a live briefing, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the court was “becoming completely politicized.” He called the...

The Syrian presidency rejected on Sunday a Kurdish call for a decentralized state, warning against attempts at separatism or federalism by the minority group. “We reject clearly any attempt to impose a separatist reality or to create separate entities under the cover of federalism......

Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced on Sunday that they would settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totaling roughly $15 million, according to a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency. Both Gulf states have played a key role in the diplomatic outreach to Syria’s new rulers since the...