Spain’s foreign minister raised his country’s flag at their Damascus embassy on Thursday more than a decade after Madrid suspended diplomatic activity and as Western countries resume ties following President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Spain closed the mission in March 2012, a year after...

Damascus, Idlib, Aleppo, Homs and Hama provinces witnessed celebrations on the occasion of reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, chanting slogans in solidarity with the Palestinians. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Thursday night to express their joy, while mosque minarets...

Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire starting on Sunday to halt the devastating 15-month war in Gaza, Qatar’s Prime Minister says. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said the deal will lead to the release of Israeli captives and surging...

A Gaza ceasefire agreement has been reached, Al Arabiya reported Wednesday evening, citing a US official. US President-elect Donald Trump later said a deal had been reached to release hostages held in Gaza. His comments, made on his Truth Social platform, came after an official said...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday received the foreign minister of the new administration in Syria, Asaad al-Shaibani, for talks, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said. No further information was shared about the closed-door meeting between Erdogan and Shaibani at the...

Two people were killed in an attack carried out by an unidentified drone near the northwestern city of Sarmada, the Syrian Civil Defense said on Wednesday. The attack of Idlib province was the first in weeks following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime amid growing fears of a backlash by...

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate  Nawaf Salam  said on Tuesday his hands are extended to everyone, in a gesture to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group that accused opponents of seeking to exclude it by nominating him for the post. Salam, nominated by a majority of Lebanese lawmakers...

Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a  ceasefire in Gaza  on Wednesday after marathon talks in Qatar, and US and Egyptian leaders promised to stay in close contact about a deal over the coming hours. More than eight hours of talks in Doha had fueled optimism....

Human Rights Watch stressed the need for the Syrian government to preserve evidence and documents related to detainees who were in the prisons of the ousted regime. The human rights organization said that tens of thousands of Syrians were forcibly disappeared by the security and...

The new governor of Syria’s central bank, Maysaa Sabreen, said the bank had enough money to pay salaries after a 400% increase. The Syrian official told Reuters she wanted to boost the institution’s independence over monetary policy decisions, in what would be a major shift from the...

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap agreement is in “its final stages.” In a statement, Hamas underlined the need “to continue consultations with Palestinian faction leaders until the agreement is finalized.” The Palestinian group said it...

Syria’s new Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he will make his first official visit to Türkiye on Wednesday. "To represent the New Syria, we will make our first official visit tomorrow to the Republic of Türkiye," Shaibani said on X on Tuesday. He also highlighted Türkiye’s longstanding...

At least 11 Israelis were injured early Tuesday while rushing to shelters after a missile launched from Yemen targeted central Israel, according to Israeli public broadcaster KAN. The Israeli army said its air defenses intercepted the missile before it entered Israeli airspace. Air-raid sirens...

An Austrian study has indicated that Austria is threatened by a real shortage of skilled workers with the legalization of asylum and immigration in the country. According to a study on the development of employment in the Austrian export industry conducted by the Institute for Economic...

At least 53 Palestinians were killed and several injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Monday, medical sources told Anadolu. The attacks targeted people gathered at many points in northern Gaza as well as a school where the displaced were taking shelter. The bodies of Palestinians...

Relief aid planes arrived at Damascus International Airport in southern Syria on Monday, coming from three Arab countries, to help address the humanitarian situation there after the fall of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. This came according to official statements issued by...

Israel's Channel 12 revealed details Monday about a potential cease-fire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. The agreement reportedly consists of three phases, with the first lasting 42 days and including the release of 33 Israeli captives. An Israeli...

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held separate meetings Monday evening with a delegation from Hamas and US envoy Steve Witkoff to address the latest developments in Gaza cease-fire negotiations. The Amiri Diwan said in a statement that Sheikh Tamim welcomed a Hamas delegation...

Syrian artist and former detainee Samar Kokash appealed to the military operations departments to search for detainees in mental hospitals, some of whom are believed to be in them. Kokash, 52, said in a circulated video that while she was in Adra prison, the regime's executioners used to...

Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters. EU foreign ministers are set to discuss relaxing Syria sanctions during a meeting in Brussels on...