Syria Conflict
Security forces capture and arrest former head of air force intelligence, one of the Assad family’s most trusted security agencies.
Published 07 Mar, 2025 12:01pm
Presidency announces “the formation of a committee of experts”, including one woman, tasked with drafting.
Updated 03 Mar, 2025 12:20pm
Detainees could hear “occasional shootings, shot by shot, every couple of days”, says co-author.
Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:04pm
Says infrastructure for the vote “needs to be re-established".
Updated 04 Feb, 2025 12:07pm
Syrian authorities counting on wealthy Gulf countries to revive economy.
Updated 02 Feb, 2025 07:22pm
HTS leader says priority to fill vacuum in govt in "legitimate and legal way”; Qatar welcomes declaration.
Updated 30 Jan, 2025 12:21pm
Syrian representative criticises Israeli actions in Golan Heights; Munir Akram opposes missile tests in Korean Peninsula.
Updated 10 Jan, 2025 12:03pm
Says govt working to launch economic development plan that opens way for investment, establishes strategic partnerships, improves living conditions.
Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:13pm
Will Syria’s moderate extremists live up to their promises of pluralism, and will the country survive as a sovereign, united state in 2025?
Updated 02 Jan, 2025 04:20pm
Damascus authorities name HTS military chief as transitional defence minister.
Updated 01 Jan, 2025 11:26am
Pentagon says ceasefire between Turkiye and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces holding.
Updated 31 Dec, 2024 10:12am
Ousted regime delayed recording deaths of prisoners in civil registries.
Published 28 Dec, 2024 11:35pm
The resurgence of bloodshed and anarchy is ever-present in this chaotic and uncertain environment.
Updated 27 Dec, 2024 12:02pm
Celebrations muted in Israeli-occupied Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, and Gaza.
Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:07am
Longstanding ruling parties in South Africa, India retain power but lose outright majorities; Far right makes gains in Germany, France and Austria.
Updated 25 Dec, 2024 10:59am
Protests erupt after video spreads on social media showing hooded fighters setting fire to a tree in a Christian-majority town.
Updated 24 Dec, 2024 02:36pm
Foreign ministry spokesman says Iran had “no direct contact” with Syria’s new rulers.
Updated 24 Dec, 2024 11:59am
Pakistani fighters were not only involved in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, they were also inspired by various Islamist militant movements.
Updated 22 Dec, 2024 02:23pm
Top US diplomat meets HTS chief in Damascus; Erdogan urges restoration of Syria's territorial integrity.
Updated 22 Dec, 2024 08:03am
No details about Asaad Hassan-al-Shibani are immediately available.
Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:57pm
UN calls for free and fair polls in Syria; Saudi crown prince, Iraqi PM discuss future of Damascus.
Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:49am
Pedersen expresses concern over possibility of escalation between Kurdish groups, Turkish-backed actors in northeast.
Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:48pm
Iran’s supreme leader has said that Israel and the United States were “completely wrong” to imagine the Axis of...
Published 18 Dec, 2024 10:00am
While Assad may be gone — and not many are mourning the end of his brutal rule — Syria’s future does not look promising.
Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:29am
Trump calls rebellion an "unfriendly takeover" by Turkiye.
Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:55am
"Moscow requested that the base’s command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia," says ousted Syrian president.
Published 16 Dec, 2024 11:15pm
“We need to see of course justice and accountability for crimes,” UN envoy Geir Pedersen says.
Updated 16 Dec, 2024 11:08am
Israel portrays the controversial move as a temporary and defensive measure.
Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:49pm
Damascus University faculty says courses resumed with "a large number" of students.
Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:42pm
The West and its key regional allies, Israel and Turkiye, have secured a huge win over the Iran-led "Axis of Resistance".
Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:15am
