Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on trip that highlights reset of regional alliances after end of Iran-backed Assad regime Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh on Sunday in...
While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many other conflicts The world is becoming a more dangerous place. It’s an often-heard sentiment these days, but is it really true?...
Incident reveals Russia’s maritime presence in the area is in a state of disrepair and disarray, argue western sources A fire onboard a Russian spy ship off the coast of Syria has underlined the poor state of the Russian navy as its...
Assad’s fall welcomed in southern province of Suwayda but community continues to press Damascus caretaker government Suwayda is well-equipped for protests. The central square of the city, home to one of Syria’s larger minority...
Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes The former leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group which led the military operation to topple the former...
Prediction by ex M16 counter-terror director comes as security paused around two main detention facilities Donald Trump has thrown into doubt the security and administration of the main two detention facilities in north-east Syria that...
As a former Libyan foreign minister, I urge the world not to let Syria become another cautionary tale of a nation left to crumble under the weight of global apathy and splintered leadership In December, the world watched in awe as Bashar...
If the Turkish strongman clashes with Israel over Syria he will be blamed for wrecking Trump’s plans to pacify and disengage from the region Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has trodden a fine line between the west, Russia and China for more than...
Assad’s notorious prisons may have been opened, but Wafa Mustafa and thousands of others feel abandoned in their struggle to find loved ones When insurgents threw open the doors of Aleppo central prison in northern Syria as they overran...
Under the deposed dictator, books had to pass detailed scrutiny by government censors To print a book in the days of the Bashar al-Assad regime, one first had to think of the censors. Was the book political in nature? Off to the ministry...
Authorities have arrested dozens of people accused of taking advantage of the chaos in Syria to settle old scores Fighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era...
The fall of the Assad dictatorship was broadly welcomed but doubts over the prospects for religious freedom remain For Los Angeles-based Armenag Bedrossian, the recent seismic changes in Syria that have seen the overthrow of the Assad...
With both Israel and Hezbollah having violated the agreement, people in Metula fear the fighting will resume At a lookout on Tsfiya mountain in Metula, Israel’s northernmost town, a reservist commander delivered a geography lecture to...
PM says Lebanon has not fully met conditions for Israeli withdrawal under ceasefire deal Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israeli troops will not comply with a Sunday deadline for them to withdraw from southern Lebanon, throwing the...
The Assad regime stopped Debra Tice from entering Syria to search for son Austin, but its downfall has helped to renew her hope Debra Tice had managed to gather her family in one place in early December – no easy feat given they were...
Journalists and broadcasters at Sana wait for ‘actions, not words’ but look to future after fall of Assad government Zyad Mahameed finally has the job he always wanted. In his previous role in the media team for the Islamist group Hayat...
Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip Israel-Gaza war: live updates After 15 months of watching their relatives suffering in...
Hunger and hope in Gaza, fires in California and the Australian Open in Melbourne: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists • Warning: this gallery contains images that some readers may find distressing...
Hamas, Hezbollah and other militia are enfeebled – but Palestine is likely to stay at forefront of global politics Middle East crisis – live updates The ceasefire due to come into force on Sunday, barring a major last-minute problem,...
Refugee organisations say many want to ‘go and have a look’ after fall of Assad regime but fear losing asylum rights Syrians in Germany have called on the government to allow them to travel to their home country for short visits without...
Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova stressed that the major Western powers continue their hostile practices and attacks against Syria. “Attempts to target the Syrian state, its sovereignty and independence...
Damascus, SANA- Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums held an exhibition entitled “Syrian Pottery Through Ages” at Damascene hall at Damascus National Museum within activities of Syrian Culture Days, Damascus. The exhibition...
New York, SANA – United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that lives of 75,000 Palestinians still in northern Gaza Strip are in danger, as a result of the Israeli occupation preventing the entry...
Beirut, SANA-Two Lebanese were injured Thursday as Israeli enemy aircraft targeted Markaba town, south of Lebanon, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement that was announced on Wednesday. The Lebanese News Agency said that enemy...
Damascus, SANA- Our armed forces continued to confront the large-scale terrorist attack carried out by terrorist organizations in Aleppo and Idleb countryside. “The terrorist organization “Jabhat al-Nusra” positioned in Aleppo and Idleb...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- 13 Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Thursday in Israeli occupation air force bombing several areas in the afflicted Gaza Strip. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation air force bombed...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-One Palestinian was injured and six others were arrested on Thursday in Israeli occupation forces’ storming of several areas in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation soldiers...
Moscow, SANA- Russian forces shot down 25 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions. “Kiev regime attempts to carry out terrorist drones’ attacks, Wednesday night, on Russian territory were thwarted, as aerial defense systems...
New York, SANA- Syria reaffirmed its firm stance in support of the Palestinian people and their rights to self-determination, return to their homeland and to establish their independent state on all of their occupied territories, with...
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...