A record number of media workers were killed in 2024, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), reports with conflicts in the Middle East responsible for more than half of the victims and most of them were killed in Gaza. At least 179 media workers lost their lives in 25 countries around the world and...

Syria has imposed new restrictions on the entry of Lebanese citizens, two security sources from Lebanon told AFP on Friday, following what the Lebanese army said was a border skirmish with armed Syrians. The developments appeared to be the first instance of diplomatic friction between the...

The UNHCR announced on Thursday that more than 115,000 Syrians in countries neighboring Syria have returned to their country after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The statement by the UN organization said that more than 115,000 people have returned to Syria from Turkey, Jordan...

Israel bombed Syrian army positions south of Aleppo on Thursday, the latest such strikes since the overthrow of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor and local residents said. Residents reported hearing huge explosions in the area, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

Violent clashes erupted between the Turkish-backed" Syrian National Army and the US-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Tishreen Dam area in the countryside of the city of Manbij, east of northern Aleppo province, activists said on Thursday. Local residents told Zaman al-Wasl that the...

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Thursday that it is time for Syria to stabilize and rise, following the overthrow of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. This came during his meeting with a delegation from the new Syrian government, which included Foreign...

The British newspaper The Sun revealed that the deposed Bashar al-Assad was subjected to an assassination attempt in Russia through poisoning, last Sunday. The newspaper said that al-Assad requested urgent medical assistance, after feeling symptoms of suffocation and continuous coughing, as...

The Israeli army carried out 34 airstrikes in the last 24 hours, targeting unarmed civilians across the Gaza Strip, killing 71 Palestinians and injuring dozens, the Gaza Media Office said Thursday. "The Israeli airstrikes targeted civilians and infrastructure in horrific crimes added to the...

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday received his Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani at the headquarters of the Saudi foreign ministry in Riyadh, according to an Al Arabiya correspondent. Al-Shaibani arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday alongside...

Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organizers from the Alawite minority of the former president. “The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Military Operations...

Zaman al-Wasl learned that the competent authorities in the Syrian government took over the management of the Lahn al-Hayat orphanage complex in the Qudsaya area and the "Al-Rahma" orphanage after the newspaper published details about the presence of children of detainees in the complex, as...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new Syrian administration, Asaad al-Shaibani, revealed on Wednesday a study to extend the validity of passports of Syrians abroad. Al-Shaibani said, in a post on the X platform: "The Department of Consulates and Expatriates has directed the necessity...

The population of Gaza has fallen 6 percent since the war with Israel began nearly 15 months ago as about 100,000 Palestinians left the enclave while more than 55,000 are presumed dead, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Around 45,500 Palestinians, more than...

A high-level Syrian delegation, led by newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday in its first official visit abroad, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing a foreign ministry source. According to Al Arabiya’s correspondent, Saudi Deputy...

All the ready-made molds of the Syrians were shattered in bidding farewell to one year and welcoming another, as this is a Syrian year par excellence. The Syrians are filled with joy, surrendering to the waves of happiness after the dawn of December 8, 2024. Their joy was only spoiled...

Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free press and committed to “freedom of expression”, after decades of tight control under the country’s former rulers. “We are working to consolidate freedoms of the press and...

The Saudi King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center launched an air bridge on Wednesday to support the Syrian people, who are suffering from extreme poverty due to the near-total collapse of the country's economy. Earlier, the center announced in a post on the X platform the launch of...

The European Union confirmed on Tuesday its support for Syria and its territorial integrity, while Damascus called on it to reopen its embassies in the country. This came during a meeting between the Chargé d'Affaires of the European Union in the capital, Damascus, Michael Unmacht, and...

At least two people were killed and seven others injured in a New Year drone attack by Russia on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, authorities said on Wednesday. “One person died as a result of the enemy attack on Kyiv. The number of injured has increased to seven, including two pregnant women. The...

Israeli air strikes on al-Bureij refugee camp and Jabalia town in central and northern Gaza killed at least 17 Palestinians on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli military had no immediate comment although in a post on X, its Arabic spokesperson warned...