French prosecutors seek new Assad arrest warrant
French prosecutors said Monday they have requested a new arrest warrant against Syria鈥檚 former president Bashar al-Assad over a deadly 2013 chemical attacks after a previous one was cancelled.
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New aid convoy enters south Syria Druze-majority province
A new humanitarian aid convoy reached southern Syria鈥檚 Druze heartland on Monday, official media said, as the United Nations warned the humanitarian situation in Sweida province was critical after deadly violence.
KSA signs deals worth $6.4b to help rebuild Syria
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed major investment and partnership deals with Syria, valued at $6.4 billion, to help rebuild the war-ravaged country鈥檚 infrastructure, telecommunications and other major sectors...
Syria launches probes into extrajudicial killings in Druze
Syria said on Tuesday that it had launched investigations into reported extrajudicial killings in the country鈥檚 Druze heartland, promising to punish perpetrators including any government-affiliated personnel after a week of sectarian bloodshed...
Israel鈥檚 expanding war, West鈥檚 silent endorsement
JUST weeks after a temporary pause in the Israel-Iran war through a fragile ceasefire, Israel has attacked Syria, under the pretence of protecting the Druze community. The Israeli attack denotes Israel鈥檚 ambition to expand and perpetuate its war in the Middle East...
South Syria violence deepens fears among minorities
A surge of violence in southern Syria has exacerbated fears among minority communities and exposed what analysts say is the Damascus authorities鈥� intent to rein in the Druze population...
Syria evacuates Bedouin from Druze-majority Sweida as ceasefire holds
Syrian authorities on Monday evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed that a monitor said killed more than 1,100 people...
Sectarian violence in South Syria kills 1,000 in a week
Calm returned to southern Syria鈥檚 Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,000 people...
Clashes, arson persist in Syria despite ceasefire
Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria鈥檚 Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to 鈥榮laughter鈥� residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted...
Sharaa鈥檚 Syria 鈥榲ery dangerous鈥� for minorities: Israel
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria鈥檚 interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was 鈥榲ery dangerous鈥� to be a minority in the country...
New clashes rock Druze as tribal fighters reinforce Bedouin
Armed tribes supported by Syria鈥檚 Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community鈥檚 Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.
Syria troops quit Druze leaving bodies on streets
Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland province of Sweida Thursday on orders from the Islamist-led government, leaving bodies strewn on the street, AFP journalists reported from the provincial capital.
Israel bombs Syria army HQ
Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 300 people.
Israel strikes Syrian forces sent into Druze-majority Sweida
Israel launched strikes Tuesday against Syrian government forces in the Druze-majority region of Sweida, saying it was acting to protect the religious minority.
89 killed as Syria sectarian clashes rage
At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said.
Azerbaijan to export gas to Syria
Azerbaijan will send its gas to Syria in a bid to address the country鈥檚 energy shortages, Baku said Saturday as president Ilham Aliyev hosted Syria鈥檚 new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa...
US revoking 鈥榯errorist鈥� tag for Syria鈥檚 HTS
The United States on Monday announced it was revoking its 鈥榝oreign terrorist organisation鈥� designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group once linked to Al-Qaeda that toppled Syria鈥檚 government in December...
Syria to work with US to return to 1974 deal with Israel
Syria said on Friday it was willing to cooperate with the United States to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, which created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries鈥� forces.
Trump dismantles Syria sanctions
President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership...
Israel eyes peace accords with Syria, Lebanon
Israel said Monday it is 鈥榠nterested鈥� in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity...
Syria president vows those involved in church attack will face justice
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a 鈥榟einous鈥� suicide attack on a Damascus church would face justice, as he called for unity in the diverse, multi-faith country.
2m Syrians returned home since Assad鈥檚 fall: UN
Over two million Syrians who had fled their homes during their country鈥檚 war have returned since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said Thursday, ahead of a visit to Syria.
Turkey says over 2,73,000 Syrian refugees have returned home
More than 2,73,000 Syrians who fled their country鈥檚 civil war to neighbouring Turkey have returned home since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in December, Turkey鈥檚 vice-president said on Friday.
Arab, Iranian foreign ministers to meet in Norway
The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman will meet in Norway this week at an annual peace forum, the Norwegian government announced on Tuesday.
Syria arrests IS members in Damascus
Syrian authorities said they arrested members of an Islamic State group cell near Damascus on Monday, accusing them of preparing attacks against the country.
8m Syrians wanted by Assad intel, security services
Syria鈥檚 interior ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba said Saturday that around a third of the population had been wanted by the intelligence and security services of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December.
Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions
US president Donald Trump asked Syria鈥檚 new leader on Wednesday to normalise relations with Israel after he offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions...
UN urges Israel to stop Syria strikes immediately
United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen on Saturday urged Israel to immediately stop its attacks on Syria, after strikes including one near Damascus鈥檚 presidential palace, which followed sectarian violence this week...
13 killed as sectarian clashes near Damascus spread
Sectarian clashes between forces linked to Syria鈥檚 new authorities and Druze fighters spread overnight near Damascus, leaving 13 people dead, state media and a monitor said on Wednesday...
Nine killed as Druze fighters clash with forces in Syria
A Syria war monitor on Tuesday said at least nine people were killed in clashes between Druze fighters and security forces loyal to the Islamist government who stormed a Damascus suburb.