Emails sent from several security branches to the fallen regime's National Security Directorate reveal the scale of the human tragedy that befell detainees in the security apparatus' dungeons during the first years of the Syrian revolution. While the fate of tens of thousands of detainees...

An agreement was reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday regarding the situation in the predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo. The agreement, between the civilian council of the two neighborhoods and the...

In his first phone call since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani affirmed on Tuesday his country's support for the choices of the Syrian people and its rejection of Israeli incursions into Syrian territory. According to...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned an Israeli strike Tuesday on Beirut’s southern suburbs, calling on international allies to support the country’s right to full territorial sovereignty. “Israel’s persistence in its aggression requires more effort from us in addressing Lebanon’s...

While Syrians' memories are still bleeding from the horrific scenes of the Al-Tadamon neighborhood massacre, Fadi Ahmed, known as "Fadi Saqr," continues to operate publicly within Syrian territory, boasting of his status as a lawyer in the Damascus branch of the Bar Association. He remains...

The United States on Monday called the formation of a new Syrian government a positive step, but said it would not ease sanctions until it has verified progress on priorities including acting against “terrorism.” Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday named a new government...

The European Union on Monday said it was ready to cooperate with a new government in Syria that replaced caretaker authorities in power since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. “The European Union welcomes the formation of the new transitional government in Syria. The EU is ready...

Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said on Monday, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said “intense operations” were planned in the south of the enclave. The latest proposals would...

Four civilians, mostly of the same family, were killed on Monday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, and others were injured, following an armed attack carried out by pro-Assad assailants in the coastal ​​Tartus region, northwestern Syria. Local sources told Zaman al-Wasl that the victims...

Two documents issued by the General Secretariat of the National Defense in Syria reveal tragic details about the deaths of a number of detainees in detention centers run by the National Defense, the auxiliary militia led by Fadi Saqr, one of the regime's most prominent security forces in the...

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has emerged as a key figure in the country, undertaking a series of diplomatic visits to regional and Western capitals. Al-Shaibani, 38, was appointed foreign minister in the transitional...

Syrians across Syria performed the first Eid al-Fitr prayers since the fall of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad at the end of last year on Monday morning. The Eid prayer was also performed for the first time in the Square of the Unknown Soldier on Mount Qasioun, north of the...

Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the US Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so. Trump, who took office on January 20 for his second, non-consecutive White House term, has...

The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake continued to rise on Sunday, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to mount rescue efforts with limited resources. The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar’s...

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said US and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate. “If...

Some residents of the Syrian coastal region have thanked Fadi Saqr, the former commander of the National Defense Militia and one of the most prominent defendants accused of committing war crimes. Saqr is now being presented as the "supervisor of the Civil Peace Committee," after years of...

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war. Many held prayers outside demolished mosques on the Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end...

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Sunday the formation of a new Syrian government, underscoring that it looks forward to cooperating with the new cabinet, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Kingdom, according to the statement, also expressed hope that the newly announced government “will...

The Kurdish-led administration in northwestern Syria on Sunday rejected the legitimacy of the new national government formed by the coalition that toppled longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad in December. “Any government that does not reflect the country’s diversity and plurality cannot ensure...

Zaman al-Wasl verified a document showing that State Security Branch 312 in the southern Sweida province delivered a shipment of weapons and ammunition to followers of Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, the leader of the Druze community, in late 2023, coinciding with the escalation of popular protests...