Iraq’s main candidate for the premiership, Nouri al-Maliki, on Wednesday denounced Washington’s “blatant interference,” after President Donald Trump  threatened to end all support  to the country if al-Maliki took the post. The US has held significant sway over Iraqi politics since...

President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for an official visit to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region. Al-Sharaa is accompanied by a delegation that includes the Secretary-General of the...

Syrian citizen Mohammad Anqa, who had previously been sentenced to death in Iraq returned to Damascus on Tuesday evening after being acquitted of all charges, following legal and diplomatic coordination between Syrian and Iraqi authorities. Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman Al-Dabbagh of the...

 A second humanitarian convoy from Aleppo city departed Tuesday morning for Ain al-Arab in the province’s eastern countryside, as part of ongoing efforts to assist civilians affected by conflict. The operation is coordinated by the Central Committee for Aleppo Response in partnership...

  Syria’s Ministry of Health has launched a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate and strengthen medical services in newly liberated areas of Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and northern Aleppo, the ministry said on Monday. The plan aims to ensure continuity of care, improve service quality and address...

Syrian internal security forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Lebanese territory, an Interior Ministry official said Monday. The official told SANA that the operation was carried out by the Internal Security Directorate in al-Qusayr, Homs, in cooperation with its...

Damascus (SANA)- Syria’s Ministry of Education announced on Monday that it has begun preparations to introduce Kurdish-language curricula in schools nationwide, following the implementation of Presidential Decree No. 13 of 2026. The ministry said in a statement that it gave instructions to...

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Monday that strong ties with the UAE are vital for regional stability, while acknowledging differences in their views on the situation in Yemen. “The relationship with the UAE from our perspective is critically important. It...

Syria and Jordan signed on Monday an agreement to deliver approximately 4 million cubic meters of natural gas per day (140 million cubic feet) to Syria, in a move aimed at stabilizing the country’s electricity system. The deal was signed at the Syrian Ministry of Energy between the Syrian...

The Operation Command at Syrian Arab Army announced Sunday the opening of two humanitarian corridors in collaboration with the governorates of Hasakah and Aleppo, aimed at facilitating the delivery of essential aid to areas impacted by the ongoing situation. According to a statement by the...

Twenty tankers carrying crude oil from the fields in Deir Ezzor have arrived at the Syrian Petroleum Company in Baniyas, the company said Sunday. According to the company, the oil came from the al-Omar and al-Tanak fields in Deir Ezzor, which were previously controlled by the SDF. This marks...

An official at the Syrian Petroleum Company confirmed that the company's technical teams have begun extracting oil from the recently liberated fields and transporting it to the Homs and Banias refineries as part of a comprehensive plan to bring these fields back online. Safwan Sheikh Ahmad,...

Syria’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied media reports that the ceasefire deadline granted to the SDF had been extended. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted an unnamed source at the ministry as saying: “There is no truth to what is being circulated regarding the extension of the...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday that the YPG/SDF terror group does not represent Syrian Kurds, as he spoke to Turkish news channel NTV. "These are not independent actors. They are not actors that represent Syrian Kurds,” he said. “This is a reality. These people are the Syrian...

Private sources told Zaman al-Wasl that reports circulating about the arrest of former Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, who served under the ousted regime, have been denied. They confirmed that legal proceedings against him and other officials have recently begun. The sources revealed that the...

Damascus (SANA) The Syrian Network for Human Rights has reported that at least 22 civilians were killed, and several others injured, in Raqqa province on January 18, 2026, most of them by sniper fire from SDF militants. According to the network, the violence erupted during a popular...

The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced Friday that it has taken control of al-Aqtan Prison in Raqqa province, previously held by the SDF organization. In a statement on its Telegram channel, the ministry said its Directorate of Prisons has assumed management of the facility. It...

A diplomatic source at Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that SDF is responsible for breaching ceasefire agreements, adding that the Syrian government reserves the full right to protect national sovereignty and security. The source told SANA that the developments east of the Euphrates...

  (SANA) Permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, said that Syria welcomes the positions of the countries that have acknowledged the significant efforts undertaken by the Syrian government, which have clearly differentiated between the Syrian Democratic...

The Command of Security and Military Police at the Defense Ministry said Thursday that it has begun taking legal action against military personnel who violated conduct regulations during operations in northeastern Syria. It emphasized that breaches affecting military discipline or public order...