Syria’s de facto leader hosts Ukraine’s foreign minister, SANA says DAMASCUS: Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks on Monday with a senior Ukrainian delegation led by... Published 30 Dec, 2024 03:35pm
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World Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA: With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and... Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:40am
World Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says WASHINGTON: Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led... Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:45am
Opinion Cui bono? It didn’t take long for headlines out of Syria to turn, did it? Locals that set fire to Hafez al Assad’s grave... Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:30am
World German diplomats to hold talks with HTS representatives in Damascus BERLIN: German diplomats will hold their first talks with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Damascus... Published 17 Dec, 2024 01:25pm
World EU sending envoy to talk to Syria’s new leaders BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday the bloc’s envoy to Syria was going to Damascus to talk to... Published 16 Dec, 2024 02:31pm
World ‘Friday of victory’: Mass rallies across Syria celebrate end of Assad DAMASCUS: Thousands of jubilant people rallied in cities across Syria, including at a landmark mosque in the capital... Published 14 Dec, 2024 07:26am
World G7 to meet on Syria, government pledges ‘rule of law’ DAMASCUS: G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has... Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:43am
Opinion Who won, who lost in Syria? Who cares about learning a lesson when a really big prize is in sight? So, from the point of view of the US whose... Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:08am
World Rebel-backed figure takes charge as Syria’s interim PM DAMASCUS: Syria’s new interim leader announced on Tuesday he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime... Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am
Editorials Continuing turmoil in the Middle East EDITORIAL: Western and Middle Eastern capitals and commentators alike taking comfort in the fall of the Assad regime... Updated 11 Dec, 2024 08:19am
World Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airtsikes hit Syrian bases DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of... Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:40pm
World Syria’s rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and... Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:15am
World World cautious over ‘terrorist’ HTS role in new Syria PARIS: International diplomats reacted cautiously Monday to the prospect of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)... Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:48am
Opinion Bashar al-Assad’s fall The fall of Damascus the Syrian capital came on December 8, 2024 as the climax to the fall of city after city to the... Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:48am