Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh said that Syria had made strategic shift in relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, …
Israel pushes further into Syria
Israel has expanded its illegal occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights, seizing parts of the UN-monitored buffer zone in breach of a 1974 agreement with Damascus. Since December 2024, it has pushed …
Afrin lawmakers push for property restitution amid ongoing olive crops looting
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Three newly elected members of Syria’s People’s Assembly have confirmed to Rudaw they have reached an agreement with the Damascus leadership to expedite the return of …
Lebanon fears Syria land law will hinder refugee returns
Lebanon’s top diplomat warned Saturday that a recent Syrian property law could dispossess hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees from their land back home, leaving them permanently displaced in …
Iraq keeping a small contingent of US military advisers due to IS threat in Syria
Iraq’s prime minister said Monday that a small contingent of U.S. military advisers will remain in the country for now to coordinate with U.S. forces in Syria combating the Islamic State group.
Nine civilians injured in Syria as war remnants toll tops 1300
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Nine civilians were injured on Sunday, some critically, when a landmine – reportedly left behind by remnants of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime – exploded in Syria’s …
Armed Druze factions, Arab tribes exchange prisoners in southern Syria’s Suwayda
Armed Druze factions and Arab tribes exchanged prisoners on Sunday in Syria’s southern Suwayda province, coordinated by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Damascus government. The exchange took …
Syria’s FM discusses integrating US-backed SDF into security forces
Damascus and the SDF both have some mixed messages on the path forward with the SDF, although everyone wants to see progress. Syria is putting out mixed messaging about how to proceed with integrating …
Syria advances toward restoring diplomatic missions in Germany
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A Syrian foreign ministry delegation arrived in Bonn on Sunday to finalize preparations for the reopening of Damascus’s consulate general in the western German city, the …
Türkiye warns of ‘Israeli expansionism through Syria,’ says coordination ongoing with US, Damascus
Foreign minister says ‘Trump administration is applying its own full-scale approach again, as in other regions. Our constructive stance in this process is crucial’ – Anadolu Ajansı …