The violence of the last four days in Syria is the worst in the country since an Islamist-led rebel offensive toppled Bashar al-Assad in December, and the most serious challenge…
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Syrian: Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with government forces
A Kurdish-led militia alliance which controls north-eastern Syria has signed a deal to integrate all military and civilian institutions into the Syrian state, the country’s presidency says. The agreement, which…
Syria: President Ahmed al-Sharaa hails ‘historic’ dialogue conference
Syria’s interim president has told a national dialogue conference that the country has a “historic” opportunity to rebuild after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Ahmed al-Sharaa also stressed the need…
Syria: President Sharaa vows to pursue criminals
Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes” in his first address to the nation since the fall…
Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) has reported. Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary…
Syria: Italy foreign minister meets Ahmed al-Sharaa and calls for sanctions talks
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held talks with Syria’s new rulers and called for talks on easing European Union sanctions imposed on the previous government of Bashar al-Assad. Tajani…
Syria: Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati meets Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said Beirut and Damascus will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders. In…