United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighbouring Syria during an unannounced visit to Baghdad. Blinken…
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Jordan: US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges contact with Syria’s HTS rebels
The administration of President Joe Biden has acknowledged contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that led the recent lightning offensive that toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. Saturday’s statement, delivered by US…
Syria: US citizen Travis Timmerman imprisoned in Syria has been released and flown to Jordan
United States officials have revealed that Travis Timmerman, a 29-year-old US citizen who disappeared into the Syrian prison system seven months ago, has been released and taken out of the country.…
Syria: Celebration in Damascus as world leaders discuss challenges facing the country
Tens of thousands of Syrians have converged at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in the capital Damascus to celebrate the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, as world leaders held meetings to discuss the…
USA: Former Syria prison head charged with torture in US
A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture in the United States, authorities said on Thursday. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, who oversaw the Damascus Central Prison from 2005 and…
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Scholz says ‘goes without saying’ that ‘integrated’ Syrians can stay in Germany German chancellor has put out a video message in part addressing Syrians in the country – the largest Syrian Diaspora…
Syria: Iran’s Khamenei says al-Assad ouster a US-Israel ‘plot’, blames ‘neighbour’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating the toppling of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while also blaming a “neighbouring” country of Syria.…
Syria: Bodies showing signs of torture found at Damascus hospital-rebels
Syrian rebel fighters say they have found around 40 bodies showing signs of torture in the mortuary of a military hospital in a suburb of Damascus following the overthrow of…
Syria: PM Mohammed al-Bashir says al-Assad military collaborators to be brought to justice
Syria’s new interim prime minister has pledged to protect minority rights and bring security to the country in an interview with Al Jazeera, amid reports that the tomb of Hafez al-Assad,…
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12 Dec 2024 Turkiye appoints diplomat for long-defunct Damascus embassy Burhan Koroglu has been appointed as the interim charge d’affaires for the Turkish embassy in Damascus. The Turkish embassy in…