Israel’s blockade in Gaza is causing starvation, US outlet Axios reported on Wednesday. “Children are starving in Gaza today as a direct result of the Israeli government's decision four months ago to suspend all aid into the enclave,” said Axios, analyzing the humanitarian situation in Gaza in...

The Israeli army withdrew its 98th Division from northern Gaza on Thursday, with local media suggesting the move could mark the approaching end of its ground offensive. “Today, in accordance with operational planning and the combat timeline, the 98th Division has completed its mission in the...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al Shaibani said his country wants Russia on their side and called for "mutual respect" between the two nations following the overthrow of Syria's Moscow-backed regime last year. "The current period is full of various challenges and threats, but it is...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Moscow on Thursday, the first visit by a top official from Syria’s new government following the toppling of longtime Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in December. Lavrov said Moscow hoped that Syria’s new...

The Attorney General of Damascus, Hussam Khattab, stated that the investigations into the death of the young man, Youssef Mohammed al-Labbad, are being conducted with "impartiality and transparency," stressing that legal action will be taken against any party if a criminal act is proven. In...

Activating the role of the military police is an urgent requirement, along with the creation of an independent body to monitor the discipline of security and army personnel and scrutinize the files of new recruits to ensure they have not previously served in the security services of the former...

The UN said Wednesday that Israel's unilateral "tactical pauses" in the Gaza Strip are not sufficient to address the scale of humanitarian needs. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq stressed during a news conference that "a...

SOS Children's Villages Sweden informed donors of a temporary freeze on funding to its branch in Syria after uncovering cases of unjustified separation of children from their families between 2013 and 2018, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Zaman al-Wasl. The letter, dated July...

The Syrian government is hopeful that "rational voices" within the YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the broader Kurdish groups will take the lead in implementing an agreement with Damascus to integrate the SDF into state institutions, a senior official said Wednesday. In an...

Authorities in southern Syria evacuated a group of Druze residents from the city of Suwayda on Tuesday under security escort and with government coordination. “Under government facilitation and security protection, a group of Druze citizens who wished to leave Suwayda have been evacuated,” the...

Iraqi authorities said that they have dismantled a criminal network in the Syrian capital Damascus involved in international drug trafficking. The Iraqi Interior Ministry’s General Directorate of Drug Affairs revealed that officers seized more than 1.3 million capsules of captagon, an...

The UN refugees agency (UNHCR) announced on Tuesday the launch of the first convoy of Syrian refugees voluntarily returning from Lebanon to Syria, as part of the "Organized Voluntary Return" program. Celine Schmitt, UNHCR spokesperson in Syria, told SANA that the convoy included 72 Syrian...

 Fifteen countries, including Finland, Canada, Australia, and several European states, have signed a joint declaration led by France, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and a renewed international push for a two-state solution to the...

Amid the devastation left by the Assad regime, and with the acceleration of discussions about the future of the state's administrative system, calls for decentralization loom on the horizon as a magic solution to resolve the impasse. However, what is often proposed is not administrative...

Gaza’s civil defense agency said Tuesday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians, including women and children, in the central Nuseirat district. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the strikes were carried out overnight and into the morning and “targeted a number of...

In a new judicial step that confirms the seriousness of the French judiciary in prosecuting perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Syria, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor submitted an official request to the investigating judges of the Anti-Terrorism Judicial Authority in Paris to issue...

Hundreds of people in Lebanon paid tribute Monday to iconic composer, pianist, and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who died over the weekend. His mother, Fayrouz, one of the Arab world’s most esteemed singers, made a rare public appearance. Rahbani, also known as a political provocateur, died Saturday...

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he told Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu the fight in Gaza against the Hamas militant group would have to be different after talks on a ceasefire and hostage release fell apart last week. Trump, speaking to reporters at his golf resort in...

Lebanese icon Fairouz made  a rare public appearance  on Monday to attend the  funeral of her son, Ziad Rahbani. Fairouz arrived with her daughter, Reema Rahbani, and stepped out of the car to applause from the crowd gathered to bid a final farewell to Ziad, the...

Syria is expected to hold its first parliamentary election under the new administration in September, the head of the electoral commission told state news agency SANA on Sunday. Voting for the 210-member People’s Assembly is scheduled to take place between September 15 and 20, said Mohammed...