The US has reallocated $95 million in military aid for Egypt to Lebanon, a source familiar with the matter told Al Arabiya English. Congress will need a reprogramming request, but sources believe it will be passed easily. The Biden administration made a similar move in 2023, diverting $30...

Damascus International Airport resumed operations on Tuesday, after a month-long hiatus since the fall of the ousted Assad regime. Airport official Saad Khair Bek said that two flights from Damascus International Airport are departing for the United Arab Emirates, while the first plane is...

The Israeli army early on Tuesday killed six Palestinians in airstrikes that targeted two homes in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Gaza Civil Defense service said four Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a home for the...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Sunday that around 700 asylum applications submitted by Syrians have been suspended in France. This move comes in the context of the strong advances made by far-right parties in the recent elections. Jean-Noël Barrot told RTL:...

At least 48 more Palestinians were killed in unabated Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since October 2023 to 45,854, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Monday. A ministry statement added that some 109,139 others were injured in the ongoing assault....

The Dutch foreign minister on Monday stressed the importance of stability in Syria, expressing that it also serves Netherlands’ interests. "The Netherlands believes an inclusive, Syrian-led political transition is key for sustainable stability in Syria," said Caspar Veldkamp. In a statement,...

Syria’s new foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday on his first visit to the country since armed opposition forces toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month, official news agency SANA said. “Al-Shaibani, accompanied by defense minister Murhaf Abu...

Universities in Syria, which had been closed since Dec. 8 due to uncertainty following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, resumed education on Monday. After suspending education for two weeks on Dec. 8, universities remained closed due to the Christmas holiday. Following a break of...

Syria’s new foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday on his first visit to the country since armed opposition forces toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month, official news agency SANA said. “Al-Shaibani, accompanied by defense minister Murhaf Abu...

The US is set to imminently announce an easing of restrictions on providing humanitarian aid and other basic services such as electricity to Syria while still keeping its strict sanctions regime in place, according to people briefed on the matter. The decision by the outgoing Biden...

On Sunday, a General Security patrol was attacked in the Al-Awaina neighborhood in the coastal city of Latakia, killing a number of members in a security incident that shook the region. The attack took place following a tight ambush set up for the patrol while it was carrying out its duties...

The head of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, David Barnea, is scheduled to depart for Doha on Monday to participate in talks regarding a hostage swap deal with Palestinian factions, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Sunday. Citing unnamed sources, the broadcaster said: "Barnea...

Jordan sent a humanitarian aid convoy, carrying 300 tons of essential relief supplies, to Syria. In a statement, the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization said that the aid convoy was dispatched at the directives of King Abdullah II as part of ongoing efforts to support the Syrian people. The...

More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces, a war monitor said on Sunday. Since Friday evening, clashes in several villages around the city of Manbij have left 101 dead, including 85...

Syria’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani has arrived in Qatar as part of his regional trip to seek support for the new government that came to power after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Syrian official news agency SANA confirmed the arrival of...

The Yemeni Houthi group said Sunday that the American-British coalition had carried out three airstrikes on their stronghold city of Saada in northwestern Yemen. “The American-British aggression aircraft launched three raids in eastern Saada,” reported Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV. The...

 A plane carrying 34 tons of humanitarian aid departed Sunday from the city of Misrata, Libya, bound for Syria, which is working to transition in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall. According to a statement from the Misrata city government, the aid plane took off from Misrata Airport...

New Syrian administration has taken control of border crossings in northern Aleppo countryside, in coordination with the Turkish authorities, the Syrian General Authority for Land and Sea Ports said on Saturday. “A meeting was held between the leadership of the General Authority for Land and...

Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip in December killed 10 Palestinian journalists, according to a media group. The Israeli military committed 84 violations and crimes against Palestinian journalists last month, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said Saturday. Israel "continues its...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented the killing of 503 civilians in Syria in December 2024, including 96 children and 49 women, and 4 victims due to torture, including one child and one woman. It also documented the killing of 1,264 civilians in Syria in 2024, including 242 children...