Israeli air forces have carried out dozens of attacks targeting military and ammunition sites across Syria, as the de facto Syrian leader warned against the incursion but added that his…
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Jordan: Eight Arab countries vow to support ‘peaceful transition process’ in Syria
Top diplomats from eight Arab League countries have agreed at a meeting in Jordan to “support a peaceful transition process” in Syria following President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Foreign ministers from Jordan, Saudi…
Syria: Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons
Syrian rebel forces have said they plan to close the notoriously harsh prisons run by ousted president Bashar al-Assad and hunt those involved in the killing or torture of detainees.…
Iraq: USA’s Blinken meets Iraq PM to discuss Syria future, fight against ISIL
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…
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.…