Visiting Qatar PM says to help Syria rehabilitate infrastructure DAMASCUS: Qatar’s prime minister vowed Thursday to support the rehabilitation of Syria’s infrastructure, devastated... Published 16 Jan, 2025 09:15pm
World Iran president urges Israeli withdrawal from Syrian territory TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of Israel from Syrian territory... Published 08 Jan, 2025 05:04pm
World Syrian ministers urge lifting of US sanctions in first visit to Doha DOHA: Ministers from Syria’s transitional government urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Damascus... Updated 05 Jan, 2025 10:23pm
World Syria’s new information minister promises free press DAMASCUS: Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a... Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:21pm
World Syria’s leader says holding elections could take up to four years CAIRO: Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in remarks to be... Published 29 Dec, 2024 07:12pm
World Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP,... Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:26pm
World Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to... Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm
World Turkiye says over 25,0000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall ISTANBUL: More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkiye since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by... Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:57pm
World Iran flights to Syria on hold until late January TEHRAN: Iranian flights to Syria will remain suspended until late January, local media reported Tuesday, after the... Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:20pm
World Jordan foreign minister holds talks with Syria’s new leader AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country’s support for Syria’s reconstruction in a... Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:28pm
World Saudi delegation meets Syria’s new leader: source close to government RIYADH: A Saudi delegation has met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, a source close to the government... Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:17pm
World Jordan foreign minister to hold talks with Syria’s new leader AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was due in Damascus on Monday to meet with Syria’s new leader Ahmed... Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:05pm
World Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not... Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm
World Syria’s new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as... Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:10pm
World UN calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Syria DAMASCUS: The UN envoy to Syria called on Wednesday for “free and fair” elections after the ouster of president... Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:50pm
World Syrian mass graves expose ‘machinery of death’ under Assad, top prosecutor says QUTAYFAH: An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in... Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:08am
World UN says one million Syrians may return in first half of 2025 GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it expects around one million people to return to Syria in the first half of... Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:02pm
World Russia pulling back but not out of Syria: sources TARTOUS: Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite... Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:42pm
World Arab FMs urge support for inclusive, ‘peaceful’ Syria transition Foreign ministers from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar agree to support a transition process in Syria in which all political and social forces are represented Updated 14 Dec, 2024 09:32pm
World Turkiye to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks DAMASCUS: Turkiye was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar... Published 14 Dec, 2024 05:31pm
World Scholz says ‘integrated’ Syrian refugees ‘welcome’ to stay in Germany BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said that well-integrated Syrian refugees are welcome to stay, as... Published 14 Dec, 2024 03:59am
World Erdogan hopes for ‘end to 13 years of instability’ in Syria ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an end to “instability” in Syria and an agreement to... Published 02 Dec, 2024 09:20pm
World Donors vow $5.4bn for Syrian refugees BRUSSELS (Belgium): International donors led by the EU on Monday pledged five billion euros ($5.4 billion) for ... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
World French town pays tribute to those who chased off knife attacker ANNECY: Hundreds of residents of the French town of Annecy gathered Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a... Published 11 Jun, 2023 05:21pm
World France’s Macron to visit knife attack victims: presidency ANNECY: French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday visit the victims of a knife attack in the French Alps, the... Published 09 Jun, 2023 12:19pm
World Four children wounded in knife attack in French Alps ANNECY, (France): A Syrian refugee armed with a knife stabbed four preschool children and injured two adults by a... Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am
World Return of Syrian refugees ‘top priority’ in Arab summit AMMAN: Arab foreign ministers meeting in Amman to discuss Syria’s long-running conflict agreed Monday the return ... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
World Around 40,000 Syrians return from Turkiye after quake CILVEGOZU: Around 40,000 Syrians who had fled areas affected by the deadly Feb. 6 earthquake have returned from... Published 28 Feb, 2023 01:42pm
World Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkiye-Syria border ANTAKYA: Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkiye and Syria, CNN Turk... Published 21 Feb, 2023 11:07am
World World Food Programme gives Lebanon $5.4bn for citizens, Syrians BEIRUT: Crisis-hit Lebanon has secured $5.4 billion in aid over three years from the UN’s World Food Programme... Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am