Syria Conflict
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
We hope that this new party in power will see Israel as an enemy and not normalise relations with it,” Hezbollah's Qassem says.
Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:32am
Interviews with people familiar with his final moments in power paint picture of leader casting around for outside help to extend rule before leaning on deception to plot exit.
Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:59pm
Netanyahu says deployment "temporary" until security on Israel's border is guaranteed.
Updated 14 Dec, 2024 10:45am