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The Central Bank of Syria's media office announced a new measure on Sunday aimed at unifying exchange rate bulletins and reducing discrepancies between the official rate and the unofficial market rate. This measure also aims to reduce speculation in the currency market. The office explained...
At least 41 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, raising the death toll since October 2023 to 50,021, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. A ministry statement said the toll included two bodies retrieved from the rubble in the last 24 hours. The ministry said...
US and Ukrainian officials were meeting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks on a partial ceasefire in the war with Russia, with Washington hoping for “real progress” but the Kremlin warning of “difficult negotiations” and a long journey to peace. US President Donald Trump is pushing for a...
Russia is preparing to supply 200,000 tons of crude oil to Syria, Reuters reported on Saturday. Quoting the London Stock Exchange Group, the agency reported that two tankers designated for transporting crude oil will unload their cargoes in Tartous Governorate this March. The tankers are...
Thirty-four political, civil, and social forces announced in Damascus on Saturday the establishment of a new political body, the Syrian Equal Citizenship Alliance (Tamasuk). The alliance, which represents the first political activity after the liberation, consists of 34 parties, forces,...
US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Joe Wilson sent a joint letter to the US Secretary of State on Friday, calling for a review of the sanctions imposed on Syria, asserting that they are undermining US national security objectives and hindering reconstruction efforts. The two senators noted in...
The family of Rami Mustafa al-Turk learned the fate of their detained son after Zaman al-Wasl published a document from the National Defense Forces in Damascus addressed to the Military Field Court, confirming his death under torture in a National Defense Forces detention facility. The...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the military would hit back after intercepting three rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday. “We cannot allow fire from Lebanon on Galilee communities,” Katz said in a statement. “The Lebanese government is responsible for...
At least 130 Palestinians were killed and 263 wounded in the past 48 hours of Israel’s offensive on Gaza, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said on Saturday. Israel has resumed bombing and ground operations in the Gaza Strip as it presses the Palestinian militant group Hamas to free...
The Israeli army said Friday that it had struck two military bases in central Syria, including one in Palmyra, after a war monitor reported that the airbase in the city had been targeted. Since opposition groups overthrew al-Assad in December, Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on...
Syrian security forces found the bodies of a family of three in the coastal province of Latakia. They had been killed by pro-Assad militias for sectarian revenge following the bloody events two weeks ago. The family, originally from Idlib province, was found in the countryside of Qardaha,...
The administration of President Donald Trump is monitoring the actions of Syria’s interim leaders as Washington determines future policy, the US State Department spokesperson said on Friday, but indicated any quick sanctions relief for Damascus was unlikely. “We are monitoring the Syrian...
Syrian security authorities announced on Friday that they were pursuing prisoners who escaped from a prison in the northern Aleppo countryside. They staged a "state of rebellion," during which they managed to breach the walls and briefly seize control of the prison before security forces...
Official prison documents from the former regime reveal the circumstances of the deaths of detainees in military detention centers, amid a complete lack of transparency regarding the true causes of death and the circumstances of their detention. The documents obtained by Zaman al-Wasl are...
Public Security in the central Homs province seized an ammunition depot in the northern Homs countryside containing rockets and heavy machine guns after careful monitoring and surveillance. This is the third such depot to be found in the Kafr Abd area, and all necessary legal measures have...
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula confirmed that Syria is currently at a "vital turning point," especially in light of the new era the country is witnessing. He noted that the ongoing conflict has left 16.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance....
Iraqi security forces have carried out a campaign of arbitrary arrests targeting Syrian workers without any official arrest warrants or clear legal justification. They have been charged with "promoting terrorism and supporting extremist organizations." However, those close to them...
The first oil tanker arrived at the port of Baniyas in Tartous region on Thursday evening, following the fall of the Assad regime, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The oil tanker "Aquatica" docked at the Baniyas oil terminal, carrying 99,771,977 metric tons of crude oil....
At least 91 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday after Israel resumed bombing and ground operations, the enclave’s health ministry said. After two months of relative peace, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively...
President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa backing efforts to ensure Syria’s territorial integrity and offering Russia’s “practical cooperation” on a whole range of issues, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The fall in December of President Bashar al-Assad to armed...
