The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had resumed enforcing the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of strikes across the enclave that it claimed was in response to Hamas violations. “Following a series of strikes, in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were struck,...

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has held talks in Moscow with his Syrian counterpart, Murhaf Abu Qasra, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. They discussed "the practical implementation of promising areas of bilateral cooperation," the ministry said. In mid-October,...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa held talks in Riyadh on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan as part of his current visit to Saudi Arabia, local media said. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV said the discussions between Sharaa and bin Farhan dwelt on the implementation of...

The Syrian interior ministry said Tuesday that it had seized about 11 million captagon stimulant pills that entered the country from neighboring Lebanon in one of the largest busts since the fall of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. In a statement, the interior ministry said “the...

Two civilians were killed on Tuesday when a civilian passenger bus was attacked by terrorists on the Sweida–Damascus highway, the province’s Internal Security chief said, describing the assault as a “cowardly attempt to sow fear and disturb stability” in southern Syria. A civilian...

The Palestinian group Hamas confirmed Monday that it will hand over the remains of an Israeli hostage tonight under a Gaza ceasefire agreement. In a brief statement on Telegram, the group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said the handover will take place at around 9:00 pm local time...

An explosion hit Syria’s coastal city of Banyas on Monday, local media reported. The blast was caused by an improvised explosive device attached to a parked police car next to a police station in the city, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said, citing a security source. No injuries were...

Two Syrian soldiers were killed by unidentified gunmen in the north of the country, authorities said. The attack took place near the city of Al-Bab, east of Aleppo on Sunday, the Defense Ministry’s Media and Communications Directorate said in a statement carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency...

The Gaza Tribunal issued its final findings and “moral judgment” in Istanbul on Sunday, declaring that Israel is perpetrating genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, and calling on the international community to take urgent measures to stop it. The statement, delivered on Sunday, concluded...

The countryside of Deir ez-Zor witnessed security tensions early Sunday, following an attempt by members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia to infiltrate Syrian Army positions. This attempt occurred in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, near the towns of Dhiban,...

US President Donald Trump will test his deal-making capabilities on a trip to Asia, a region battered by his trade policies, while doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China’s Xi Jinping. Trump, who left Washington on Friday night, is set for a five-day trip to...

After 14 years of destruction, Syria must be swiftly rebuilt to bring stability to the country and the wider region, a top UN official in the war-ravaged nation told AFP. Reconstruction is one of the most significant challenges facing Syria’s new authorities after the overthrow of longtime...

The United States is considering a proposal for humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza that would replace the controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a copy of the plan seen by Reuters. It is one of several concepts being explored, said a US official and a humanitarian...

Turkish peacekeeping forces will continue to help boost the Lebanese army’s capability under a renewed deployment mandate in Lebanon, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Turkey’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to renew the military’s deployment mandates in Syria and Iraq by...

The Counter-Terrorism Branch in Damascus Governorate carried out a meticulous operation, following close field monitoring and continuous surveillance, which resulted in the arrest of Major General Akram Salloum al-Abdullah, who held several positions, most notably as Commander of the Military...

The International Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that Israel has not stood up its allegations that members of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, also worked for the Hamas group it is fighting in Gaza. “The court finds that Israel has not substantiated its allegations that a...

Türkiye and Qatar signed a series of agreements and a joint declaration on Wednesday as part of the 11th Meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar High Strategic Committee. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed the signing of several agreements between...

Syrian forces said they had surrounded on Wednesday a camp housing a prominent French extremist wanted by his government, sparking clashes at the site according to a monitoring group. The operation in northwest Syria was the new government’s first known assault targeting extremists since...

The World Bank estimated on Tuesday that the cost of rebuilding Syria will be approximately $216 billion, following more than 13 years of war that devastated the country and inflicted severe damage to its infrastructure and economy. This was stated in a report issued by the bank entitled...

The massacres committed by the ouster Syrian regime in Hama, Palmyra, Jisr al-Shughur, and Aleppo during the 1980s systematically targeted families. Parents were arrested and killed under torture or summary execution, leaving children without support or identity. These children, who...