The visiting head of a UN investigative body for Syria  said Sunday it was possible to find “more than enough” evidence to convict people of crimes against international law, but there was an immediate need to secure and preserve it. The doors of Syria’s prisons were flung open...

A delegation from Saudi Arabia met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace, according to reports from Al Arabiya correspondent. Al-Sharaa, the commander-in-chief of the new Syrian administration, had previously said that Saudi Arabia and Syria look forward to a shared...

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said Sunday all weapons would come under state control during a press conference with  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan , who urged the lifting of sanctions on Syria. Al-Sharaa said that after upcoming consultations with defense and military...

At least 21 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 45,227, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Saturday. A ministry statement added that some 107,573 others were injured in the ongoing assault. “Israeli...

Activity at Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base in Syria, which played a pivotal role in altering the trajectory of the civil war in late 2015, has reportedly come to a near standstill. Following the summer of 2015, when the regime of Bashar al-Assad faced significant losses to opposition forces, Moscow...

The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) affirmed on Saturday full support for efforts aimed at achieving Syria's unity, sovereignty, and security. In a phone call, Jasem Albudaiwi and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen reviewed regional and international efforts...

Zaman al-Wasl launches a legal campaign to hold accountable war criminals who committed violations against the Syrian people. The legal team of Zaman al-Wasl has previously pursued war criminals in Europe over the past years, bringing them to court and issuing criminal sentences against...

The deposed Assad regime used Article 34 of the Civil Status Law issued in 1957 to change the names of detainees' children, using the law in a way that contradicts the original text. The law states briefly: "Anyone who finds a newborn child must hand him over to the security services, and...

Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. The ruling General Command named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister,...

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At least 20 Israelis were injured on Saturday when a missile launched from Yemen landed in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area in central Israel. The Israeli army confirmed the attack, stating: "A missile originating in Yemen impacted central Israel after interception attempts failed." According to Magen...

During the years of the Syrian revolution, the Assad regime did not stop at taking revenge on its opponents as individuals, but also included their families and children by killing them, imprisoning them, displacing them, and erasing their identities. In a new confirmation of the regime’s...

Two US senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would impose sanctions on Turkey, citing concerns over military action by that country or groups that it backs, in northern Syria. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced the...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended a long-running peacekeeping mission between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for six months and expressed concern that military activities in the area could escalate tensions. Since a lightning rebel offensive ousted...

At least eleven people are dead and up to 80 people injured in an attack on a German Christmas market in Magdeburg, Bild newspaper reported Friday, without citing its sources. A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, broadcaster MDR and other...

The EU announced on Friday that it is considering efforts for Syria's reconstruction, including preparations for the 9th Brussels Conference to support Syria.  At the daily press briefing, EU Foreign Affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni responded to an Anadolu reporter's question: "Does the...

The US on Friday said it has killed Daesh/ISIS terror group’s leader Abu Yusif in an airstrike in eastern Syria.  "On Dec. 19, U.S. Central Command Forces conducted a precision airstrike targeting ISIS leader Abu Yusif aka Mahmud in the Dayr az Zawr Province, Syria resulting in two ISIS...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue their arbitrary arrest campaigns and intimidation policies against activists, revolutionaries and civilians participating in the recent demonstrations in Raqqa province and its countryside, celebrating the fall of the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad,...

Israeli troops fired live bullets at Syrians protesting in the southwest Daraa province hours after Israel's military offensive and seizure of two villages on Friday, injuring one.   Earlier on Friday, Israeli forces seized two villages, Jamlah and Maaraba, in Daraa province's Yarmouk...

Syrian opposition groups that toppled the al-Assad regime “set the Iranian project in the region back by 40 years,” Ahmad al-Sharaa, head of the new government, said in an interview published Friday. Speaking to pan-Arab publication Asharq al-Awsat, the opposition leader, also known as Abu...