Damascus (SANA) The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of head of the ousted regime Bashar al-Assad, to death on Tuesday after convicting him of intentional killings and acts of torture constituting crimes against humanity and war crimes. Head of the court...

Syria accused Israel of striking a military airfield in the country’s northwest on Tuesday, after a security source told AFP the out-of-service military facility had been hit. Israel has been carrying out incursions into Syrian territory since the December 2024 overthrow of longtime ruler...

When did you enslave people, when their mothers bore them free? This isn't an invitation to thuggery or a lust for power, but rather a personal experience recounted by a member of the Ministry of Interior's Training and Rehabilitation Branch. Strict Daily Instructions The officer...

Istanbul, Aug.17 ( SANA) Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, met on Monday U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack in Istanbul, Türkiye. Talks during the meeting dealt with ways to enhance bilateral relations and review the latest regional...

The Director of the Accounting Department at the National Commission for Transitional Justice, Radif Mustafa, called on victims and those affected to come forward with testimonies and claims in the case of Major General Ibrahim Hawija, the former head of the Air Force Intelligence branch under...

Latakia (SANA) An investigation committee began work in Latakia on Monday to determine the circumstances surrounding a citizen’s death and establish the facts, under the direct instructions of Interior Minister Anas Khattab. The committee, headed by Maj. Gen. Ahmad Latouf, began its work to...

Damascus (SANA) Three people were killed and 19 others injured in road accidents and fires across Syria over the past 24 hours, the Syrian Civil Defense said Monday. Civil Defense teams responded to 22 road accidents that killed three people and injured 18 others, according to a statement...

Damascus, Aug 16 (SANA) Colombia’s new government has drawn widespread condemnation after declaring what it described as “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied Syrian Golan, in a move that contradicts international law and the UN stance that the Golan is occupied Syrian territory. The...

Damascus (SANA) Two rights organizations said trials of figures from the deposed regime represent a significant turning point in Syria’s transitional justice process, establishing a national judicial path for accountability over serious violations and reinforcing the rule of law. Speaking...

The Syrian people have paid a heavy price for the tyranny and crimes of one of the most brutal military-security regimes in modern history. Nearly a million martyrs, missing persons, and forcibly disappeared individuals, in addition to tens of thousands of "living martyrs" who miraculously...

Idlib (SANA) More than 1,000 displaced Syrians from 217 families left camps in northern Syria on Sunday to return voluntarily to their home areas in the countryside of Idlib, Hama and Damascus, as efforts continue to support the return and resettlement of displaced families. The “Idlib 217”...

Damascus (SANA) The first Syrian Airlines flight from Moscow arrived at Damascus International Airport on Sunday following the liberation, marking the resumption of the carrier’s air services between Syria and Russia. Omar Hosari, President of the General Authority for Civil Aviation and...

Geneva (SANA) UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih called on the international community to step up support for Syria’s recovery, saying more than three million Syrians have returned from abroad or other parts of the country since December 2024. “Syria stands at a historic...

 A shift toward exclusive state control over arms is taking shape across the region, with Syria at the center of efforts to consolidate military and security decision-making under state institutions after years of fragmented armed power. The shift is also reflected in Iraq and Lebanon,...

Five people were killed and others injured in a horrific traffic accident that occurred Friday evening on the Homs-Tartous highway, caused by an oil tanker veering off course and colliding with several vehicles. The accident happened when the oil tanker was traveling towards the city of...

Damascus (SANA) Syria on Friday strongly condemned Iran’s targeting of two tankers belonging to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, calling the attacks a flagrant violation of international law and freedom of maritime navigation. In a statement,...

Deir Ezzor (SANA) Internal Security Forces in Deir Ezzor, in coordination with the Counter-Terrorism branch, have arrested Khaled Khalaf al-Ali, a former official of the deposed regime involved in suppressing peaceful protests, the security forces said Friday. Al-Ali held the rank of first...

Latakia, Aug. 13 (SANA) A delegation from Syria’s General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport (GACA) arrived at Latakia International Airport on Thursday to discuss the completion of procedures and arrangements related to the airport’s handover. The delegation included GACA’s...

(SANA) Syria’s Drug Enforcement Department seized 61 kilograms of hashish, about 220,000 Captagon pills and 700 grams of crystal methamphetamine during an operation in Aleppo, arresting two suspects, the department said Thursday. Officers carried out an ambush in Aleppo’s al-Suryan...

(SANA) Teams from the National Commission for Missing Persons, in coordination with the relevant bodies, responded to two reports of human remains discovered in al Rasafa neighborhood of Deir Ezzor city and in al Kashma desert in the eastern countryside of the province. “Specialized teams...