Amman-SANA- Syrian table tennis player Lynn Ogly ranked third, obtaining the bronze medal today in the Jordan International Table Tennis Championship. In addition to Syria, all of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Iran and Uzbekistan...
Damascus-SANA- Temperatures continue to drop to become around their averages or slightly lower in the southern and western regions, and higher than their averages by about 1 to 3 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country areas. The...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-The Israeli occupation continues its land, sea and air aggression against the stricken Gaza Strip for the 294th day, which led to the death and injury of dozens of Palestinians, most of them children and women,...
London,SANA-Gold prices regained some ground on Friday after falling sharply in the previous session, ahead of a key U.S. inflation. Reuters quoted that’’ Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $2,372.25 per ounce, but was down /1/ percent so far...
Paris, SANA- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced Friday inscripting of Saint Hilarion Monastery in Gaza Strip on the List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO wrote on its website that the...
Moscow, SANA- Russian forces targeted a military site of Ukrainian forces in Chernihiv region and eliminated number of mercenaries, the coordinator of covert action in Nikolaev region ,Sergei Lebedev, said . The strike was carried out on...
Paris, SANA- French railway company “SNCF” was subjected to a massive large-scale attack aimed at paralyzing its high-speed train network, hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games began in Paris. AFP quoted the...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Five Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Friday in Israeli occupation aircraft bombing of various areas in the afflicted Gaza Strip for the 294th day in a row. Palestinian media reported that...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Following are the latest developments of Operation “al-Aqsa Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance on October 7: -Palestinian resistance targets with shells a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the...
Damascus, SANA-Activities of the “Agro Syria 2024” exhibition were launched Thursday evening, with participation of 55 specialized companies from five countries. Local and foriegn companies specializing in agricultural production,...
Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle East Israel-Gaza war – live updates Security services across the Middle East fear the conflict in Gaza will allow Islamic...
Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, 72, who oversaw notorious Adra prison, detained at LAX on immigration fraud charges A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse routinely took place...
The federal court dismissed the case brought by Save the Children and ruled that the government had no legal obligation to bring them home Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails ,...
Waad al-Kateab’s documentary Death Without Mercy collects agonising experience from the aftermath of 2023. She reflects on a natural disaster made much worse by politics, and how she is trying to help Waad al-Kateab has always looked for...
Members of Assad regime sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after landmark trial in Paris A French court has found three Syrian officials of the regime of Bashar al-Assad guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes,...
Three top officers close to Bashar al-Assad are on trial in absentia over the deaths of a student and his father Witnesses have told a Paris court how children and elderly people considered enemies of the ruling Syrian regime were...
Prosecution of three high-ranking Syrian officials to be tried in absentia could pave way for president’s case At midnight on 3 November 2013, five Syrian officials dragged arts and humanities student Patrick Dabbagh from his home in the...
The death of a Christian political leader has sparked a wave of vigilante attacks on Syrians, fuelled by political scapegoating Mustafa* was walking home from work last month when he was attacked. He had lived in the neighbourhood – an...
Group includes 11 US citizens, including five minors, but tens of thousands of people remained detained five years after defeat of IS The United States has repatriated two dozen western citizens, half of them Americans, from Islamic...
Soudade Kaadan’s poetic tale of family life in the bombed-out Syrian capital is visually poetic, if a touch too theatrical There’s an unexpected flourish of magical realism in this story of life under siege in Syria. Fourteen-year-old...
Soudade Kaadan’s second feature is a sweet-natured and beautifully photographed portrait of a grumpy middle-aged guy, his sceptical wife and their teenage daughter Here is the second feature from Syrian film-maker Soudade Kaadan, set in...
Nezouh, a dreamlike story of a family under siege in Damascus, seeks to portray the difficult decision of all refugees as to whether to stay or leave the country they love When Soudade Kaadan embarked on the journey to make a film about...
For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally? Across the world, women and girls continue to be plagued...
Residents return to site in search of bodies of loved ones following withdrawal of Israeli forces last month. This live blog is closed Israel has yet to provide evidence of Unrwa staff terrorist links, Colonna report says Haaretz reports...
The country is on the defensive. While Israel has ironclad support from its allies, Tehran is vulnerable and isolated Tit-for-tat confrontation between Israel and Iran has sparked concerns about escalation dragging the Middle East into...
First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime minister returns from US visit An Iraqi militant group has said it will resume attacks on US forces in the country, as it appeared to claim responsibility for a...
Israel launched a limited attack on Iranian soil on Friday morning, in the latest tit-for-tat between the two countries All our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday , in a tit-for-tat battle...
Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scale The US and UK are complicit in the detention of thousands of people, including British nationals, in camps...
UN chief tells emergency security council meeting Middle East is ‘on the brink’ as US warns Israel it will not take part in counterattack against Iran Middle East crisis – live updates Global powers have called for restraint to avoid...
A war long fought through proxies, assassinations and strikes outside Israel has spilled into the open Middle East crisis – live updates The large-scale attack by Iran on Israel may have passed with relatively little damage, but it marks...
A Note to US Citizens in Particular: What you are going to watch is done with full support of your government, mostly by your tax money, the Trump regime is now pushing the Saudis to pay back for. It was done to be used by terrorists who...
NATO and its regional stooges tried their best and shot their ‘nice, new and smart missiles’ against Syria targeting at least 8 SAA airports among other command centers in their bank of targets, and failed. Now they want to...
On the same day the Western trio USA, UK and France launched their heinous attack against the Syrian nation in revenge for the cleaning of Douma and the whole of East Ghouta from their terrorists they invested in highly and dearly, the...
On the morning of the Muslim’s commemorating Israa and Miraaj, the ascending of prophet Muhammad PBUH to heavens and to Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the pariah states of the USA, UK and France illegally, unlawfully, without consent,...
The last batch of terrorists left the city of Douma, last stronghold of terrorists in East Ghouta, in the vicinity of Damascus. Syrian Arab Army with a government delegation and a unit of Russian military police entered the city and the...
The ‘EU Europeans’ disregard for human lives can be obviously demonstrated in their double-standards especially when it comes to the lives of their own people traveling by airlines over and into Saudi Arabia, where money is...
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are unifromed, if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed”. I guess Mark Twain was very much talking about the New York Times. I received the daily brief of the New York...
The last terrorists of Douma have engaged in a ghastly repeat of the heinous atrocities in Khan Sheikhoun, just days after the first anniversary of their slaughter, there. Though the dominant alQaeda faction there is alNusra, the...
Families of kidnapped are pouring onto the streets from the Faiha Stadium, where hundreds have been waiting to find out if their children, parents, cousins will be found among the living. In that Douma agreement, terrorist gangs Jaish al...
Israeli fighter jets launch an attack in the dense of the night against the T4 military airport in central Syria from Lebanese airspace. Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack was an Israeli carried out by two F15 fighter jets...
Damascus is facing a housing crisis as displaced Syrians stream into the capital. New government-imposed security regulations targeting the new arrivals are feeding an already vibrant culture of price manipulation and bribery.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the effective collapse of the cease-fire, Obama's announcement of another 250 U.S. troops for Syria and a truce in Qamishli between Kurdish and government forces.
After launching an awareness campaign highlighting deteriorating health conditions in Daraya, a Damascus suburb under government siege for more than three years, a group of women hope their efforts will help prevent yet another...
We review the key developments in Syria, including the steady deterioration of both the cease-fire and the peace talks in Geneva as Russia shifts heavy artillery from Palmyra to the north, heavy ground battles between Kurdish and...
Journalist Rahaf Haboub grew up in Daraya, a Damascus suburb besieged by pro-government forces for more than three years. She and her family fled in fall 2012 after the government targeted the area with airstrikes and barrel bombs –...
We review the key developments in Syria, including the "pause" in the Geneva-based peace talks as Assad and his allies appear to be preparing for a major assault on opposition-held areas of Aleppo, another ISIS advance in Deir Ezzor and...
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria and is now in Switzerland, where she's dealing with a new marriage, her first...
After being repeatedly accused of sidelining the role and demands of Syrian women at the negotiation table in Geneva, the U.N. established the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board to consult with Staffan de Mistura. But the board's makeup has...