Damascus, Oct. 1 (SANA) For Um Marwan, a woman in her sixties living in Eastern Ghouta , the memory of years under heavy aerial bombardment remains deeply etched in her mind. Like countless Syrian families, her household carries the scars of siege and the loss of loved ones. Looking at a...

To those responsible for economic decision-making: On July 27, 2026, New York City Mayor Zahran Mamdani announced the establishment of five grocery stores designed to provide essential food items at lower prices. The product range includes vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, milk, bread,...

Idlib, Oct. 1 (SANA) A convoy carrying 212 displaced families left camps in northern Syria on Thursday for their home communities across five provinces , as government-backed voluntary returns continue. The families are returning to villages and towns in the countryside of Idlib, Hama,...

Washington (SANA) The United States has removed Syria from the list of countries subject to a comprehensive policy of denial for licenses and other approvals related to defense trade under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The US Department of State announced on...

Official documents obtained by oversight bodies have sparked widespread controversy following the signing of a contract—valued at 6.3 billion Syrian pounds ($456,000)—between the Ministry of Culture and the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums. The contract covers the restoration and...

Private sources revealed to Zaman Al-Wasl that workers at oil and gas fields in Al-Hasakah Governorate have received threatening messages. These messages demanded that the workers convey the senders' demands to field officials, while threatening to target energy pipelines and facilities if the...

Aleppo, Sept. 28 (SANA)   Deir Samaan Citadel , a centuries-old religious complex in northern Syria associated with St. Simeon the Stylite, reopened to visitors Monday after restoration and safety work, marking World Tourism Day. The site in Aleppo countryside underwent cleaning and...

Homs, Sept. 30 (SANA)   The  Syrian Petroleum Company  inaugurated Tuesday the second phase of the second section of the Arab Gas Pipeline project and reopened its  National Training Center in Furqlus , eastern  Homs  countryside. The inauguration was...

Damascus, Sept. 29 (SANA)  Syria and the  European Union  discussed plans for a new agreement and support for Syria’s recovery on Tuesday, as Damascus called on the bloc to demand the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces to the lines of Dec. 8, 2024. Foreign Minister Asaad...

Syrian security arrested on Monday Ahmed Khalif al-Ahmad—the former head of the Information Section at the State Security Branch in Deir ez-Zor Governorate during the era of the ousted regime—following a security operation and surveillance of his movements. The Internal Security Forces...

A highly informed official source told *Zaman Al-Wasl* that the General Secretariat of the Presidency, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, has circulated a set of measures to state institutions aimed at controlling and rationalizing spending. According to the source, these...

Damascus, Sept. 28 (SANA)   Syria  and the U.S. discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and move from dialogue toward practical, institutional cooperation. The talks took place during a meeting between the Director of the International Cooperation Department at the ...

Israeli occupation forces targeted the vicinity of the village of Turanja in the northern countryside of Quneitra today, Monday, with several artillery shells. The SANA news agency reported that four artillery shells landed on Al-Hamriyah Hill, near the village; there were no reports of...

 A convoy carrying 263 families left displacement camps in northern Syria on Sunday for their home areas in southern Idlib and parts of Hama, Aleppo and Damascus provinces, as well as Damascus city. The return was coordinated by Idlib Governorate and its Social Affairs and Labor...

Damascus, Sep. 27 (SANA) Internal Security Forces have arrested Brig. Gen. Jaber Mehrez Ibrahim, who served as commander of the 138th Air Defense Brigade in the town of Saida during the era of the deposed regime , following a precise surveillance and tracking operation. Records and preliminary...

The announcement by Omar Al-Hosri, head of the Civil Aviation Authority, regarding a contract with a major British aviation services company to refuel Syrian Airlines aircraft, raised questions about the circumstances surrounding a refueling delay for one of the airline's planes at Copenhagen...

Damascus (SANA) One person died and 27 others were injured in road accidents and fires across Syria over the past 24 hours, the Syrian Civil Defense said Sunday. Its teams responded to 16 road accidents, which killed one person and injured 26 others. They provided first aid,...

"Zaman Al-Wasl" has obtained new data revealing the extent of administrative uncertainty within the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC). The salary and compensation scale has become a contentious issue—not merely due to the figures involved, but because of the transition between two different...

Damascus (SANA) – Head of the National Authority for Transitional Justice Abdul Basit Abdul Latif affirmed the right of the families of the victims of the al-Joura and al-Qusour massacre in Deir Ezzor to know the truth, establish responsibility and obtain justice in accordance with the law....

Damascus, Sept. 25 (SANA) Syria is moving to deepen trade and investment ties with Azerbaijan as Economy and Industry Minister Nidal al-Shaar leads a ministerial delegation to Baku for talks on expanding economic cooperation and opening new markets for Syrian products. Al-Shaar is also...