Informed sources revealed that Lieutenant Colonel Bassam Hamidan Arsan, a prominent leader in the auxiliary militias, arrived in the Netherlands several months ago from Erbil and is currently residing in Rotterdam. Arsan hails from the town of Al-Muhassan in the Deir ez-Zor countryside. He...

The Director General of the Syrian Development Fund, Safwat Raslan, announced today that no entity or individual is authorized to represent the Fund or collect donations on its behalf. This announcement follows complaints regarding individuals and organizations soliciting money in exchange...

The Hague,May. 12 (SANA)  Syria’s Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais met on Monday with U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Nicole Shampaine, to discuss mutual issues at the Syrian Mission in The Hague. Syria’s envoy to the OPCW, Mohammad...

New York, May 12 (SANA)    Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, called Tuesday for the return of Syrian refugees to be voluntary, safe, and dignified, stressing that international support for Syria‘s recovery — particularly the rebuilding of...

Ankara, May. 12 (SANA)     Syria’s Ministry of Interior signed a cooperation protocol with the Turkish Gendarmerie Command in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday, aimed at strengthening joint cooperation and developing security qualification and training programs. The...

Damascus, May. 12 (SANA)  Syria ‘s President Ahmad al-Sharaa received Tuesday at the People’s Palace in Damascus a high-ranking delegation from the United Arab Emirates, headed by Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi. The delegation included Omar Al Darei, Chairman of the General...

Aleppo, May 11 (SANA) A cultural festival celebrating the Damask rose opened in Aleppo on Sunday, with organizers seeking to revive rose distillation traditions and promote awareness of the flower’s cultural and economic significance. The “Damask Rose… Aleppo, Citadel of Roses” festival was...

Syria has taken its first steps toward integration into the global economy by launching a pilot program for electronic payments that complies with international standards. This move ends years of technological marginalization and opens up broad horizons for modern economic growth. Minister...

A total of 680 Syrian pilgrims departed Damascus International Airport for Saudi Arabia on the first day of Hajj flights, traveling aboard two flights, according to the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority. Mustafa Khairallah, head of the media office at the authority, told SANA on Sunday that...

Internal security forces arrested Major General Wajih Ali al-Abdullah, the former director of the Presidential Office for Military Affairs in the ousted regime, in an operation coordinated by the Counter-Terrorism Directorate to pursue members of the inner circle of the former regime's head....

Damascus, May 9 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued on Saturday four decrees appointing new governors for the provinces of Quneitra, Homs, Latakia and Deir Ezzor as part of ongoing administrative changes. Under Decree No. 102 of 2026, Ghassan Elias al-Sayyed Ahmad was appointed governor...

Beirut, May 9 (SANA) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday that talks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and senior officials in Damascus resulted in “significant progress” on a range of shared issues, including the economy, energy, transportation and security cooperation. In...

The Ministry of Internal Trade issued new directives reducing the weight of a bread bundle to 1050 grams and limiting the number of loaves per bundle to ten. The decision followed a reduction in flour and fuel allocations to bakeries. The ministry maintained the official price at 40...

Israeli occupation forces arrested a shepherd on Friday during a military incursion into the village of Saida al-Hanout in the southern Quneitra countryside. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that an Israeli force consisting of six military vehicles entered the vicinity of the...

Official data obtained by Zaman al-Wasl reveals that the public treasury incurs monthly losses exceeding $219 million due to subsidies on petroleum products, at a time when the country is facing a severe supply crisis and a shortage in local refining operations. According to the source, the...

About two weeks ago, specifically on April 24th, Engineer Youssef Qablawi, CEO of the Syrian Petroleum Company, appeared on the "Al-Jumhuriya Salon" program to issue a clear warning, stating verbatim: "The Minister and I have decided that if things don't improve between now and the end of...

Damascus, May 5 (SANA)  Syria’s Interior Ministry announced Tuesday it had foiled a large-scale terrorist plot and dismantled a cell linked to Hezbollah militia that was planning to destabilize the country. The ministry said in a statement that the specialized units, in cooperation...

A document issued by the Syrian Presidency (minutes of a meeting dated May 29, 2024) reveals intense Russian pressure on the Assad regime to settle urgent military debts, amid explicit threats to halt protection of oil and gas facilities. The “Protection” Bill in Numbers General...

Two official documents have revealed inconsistencies in the Syrian government's decisions regarding foreign currency transactions, threatening to increase the cost of humanitarian programs and undermine the effectiveness of international funding. According to a memorandum issued by the...

The United Nations announced that it has ended its cross-border humanitarian aid operations from Turkey to Syria, after more than 10 years of operation. This was announced by UN Secretary-General António Guterres' spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, during his daily press briefing in New York...