Two Syrian army soldiers were killed on Wednesday night in clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the outskirts of Raqqa, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday. The ministry said in a statement carried by SANA state news agency that clashes took place after the Syrian...

Israeli airstrikes killed five people and wounded 18 others in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said, after Hamas and Israel accused each other of violating an increasingly fragile near six-week-old truce. Medics said that one strike on a...

The announcement regarding the reopening of the courts in Suwaida and the resumption of hearings and all judicial procedures on November 23, 2025, sparked widespread questions and astonishment, especially since the announcement came from the branch of the Bar Association that had previously...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday told Israeli troops deployed in Syria in a buffer zone intended to separate the two countries’ forces that their presence was hugely important for safeguarding Israel. When Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in...

Saudi Arabia and the United States have signed a joint declaration on civil nuclear energy that “builds the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy partnership,” the White House announced in a statement on Tuesday. The agreement also confirms “that the...

US President Donald Trump “looks forward” to welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, “where the two leaders will participate in an official working visit,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said on Tuesday. “Thanks to our Dealmaker-in-Chief, the...

DAMASCUS, Syria – In an operation publicized by state authorities, internal security forces in Damascus have arrested Asaad Sharif Abbas, who is accused of committing "serious violations against civilians during the rule of the former regime." The head of internal security in Damascus...

HAMA COUNTRYSIDE, Syria – Three young men were killed Monday evening when a landmine, a remnant of the country's decade-long conflict, exploded as they were harvesting olives north of Qamhana village. The victims were part of a family attempting to reclaim their farmland after years of...

The first trial was opened on Tuesday of some of the hundreds of suspects linked to deadly clashes in Syria’s coastal provinces earlier this year that quickly spiraled into sectarian attacks. State media reported that 14 people were brought to Aleppo’s Palace of Justice following a...

DAMASCUS, Syria –  In a relentless and perilous campaign to reclaim the country from the debris of war, specialized teams from the Civil Defense, under the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management, have carried out  2,370 bomb disposal operations  since the beginning of...

The IMF said Monday that Syria's economy is showing signs of recovery, with the administration adopting tight fiscal and monetary stance in order to ensure economic and financial stability. "A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ron van Rooden, visited Damascus from...

Syria and China agreed Monday to deepen collaboration in the fields of security and counter-terrorism. A joint statement following Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s talks in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, said that the two sides agreed to bolster coordination and...

The UN Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution Monday establishing a new transitional Board of Peace (BoP) and authorizing an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to oversee governance, reconstruction and security efforts in the Gaza Strip. The resolution received 13 votes in favor,...

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted Syrian top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani in Beijing on Monday to discuss "common interests," an official statement said. This is the first trip to China by al-Shaibani since President Ahmad al-Sharaa formed a government in Syria in January, following the...

A national Syrian committee will launch its first public trial session on Monday to investigate the violations that took place in the coastal region in March 2025, according to authorities. The sessions will investigate those accused of committing violations in Syrian coastal events, with the...

Israeli army forces detained four Syrians Sunday during an incursion in Quneitra province in the country’s southwest, local media said. Troops arrested four young men from the same family in the al-Hafayer area of Khan Arnabah in Quneitra, the state-run TV channel Ikhbariyah reported. The...

A Syrian committee investigating violent events in the southern Suwayda province said Sunday that its probe is still ongoing to uncover the full truth, ensure justice for victims, and prevent future violations. Judge Hatem al-Nassaan, who heads the committee, told a press conference in...

The Palestinian group Hamas said Sunday that it has received from Israel a list containing the names of 1,468 Palestinian detainees arrested from the Gaza Strip during Tel Aviv’s two-year war. “The list was reviewed and cross-checked with the relevant bodies, and the status of all names was...

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that an Israeli tank fired on its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. “Heavy machine gun rounds hit approximately five meters from the peacekeepers, who were on foot and had to take shelter in the terrain,” the UNIFIL said in a...

The displaced tribesmen of Suwaida province issued a historic statement declaring: "We, the displaced tribesmen of Jabal al-Arab, declare with one voice: Returning to our homes is not a choice, but our inevitable destiny. We will return to our lands, our homes, and our farms, which we inherited...