Syria’s new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an “ambush” by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of…
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Syria: Protests erupt over Christmas tree burning
Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree near the city of Hama. A video posted on social media showed masked gunmen setting fire to…
Syria: Ex-rebel groups agree to integrate under Defence Ministry
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reached an agreement with rebel factions to come together as one force under the Defence Ministry, according to the new Syrian general administration.…
Russia: Kremlin denies reports Assad’s wife has filed for divorce
The British-born wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is not seeking a divorce, a Kremlin spokesman has said. Reports in Turkish media had suggested Asma al-Assad wanted to end…
Syria: Turkiye FM meets calls for lifting of global sanctions against Syria
Turkiye foreign minister has met with the head of Syria’s new administration, promising help with the political transition and rebuilding the war-torn country after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad…
Syria: Minorities seek security as country charts new future
Driving into Mezzeh 86, a working-class neighbourhood in the west of Damascus, we are waved through a checkpoint manned by fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Buildings are rundown and…
Middle East: Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. The alliance has included…
Syria: Authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign and defence ministers
Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign and defence minister, the official Syrian news agency SANA reports, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. The ruling…
Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
Syria’s rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with…
USA: Authorities scrap $10m bounty for arrest of Syria’s new leader Sharaa
The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).…