Syria
- India
India evacuates 5,945 nationals from Israel, Iran, Syria, Iraq
New Delhi: Keeping in view their safety and security, the government has evacuated 5,945 Indian nationals from Israel, Iran, Syria and Iraq in the Middle East during the last three years, the…
- Middle East
Syrian President reveals Kiswah received from Saudi Arabia on liberation Day
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday revealed a piece of Kiswah, a gift he received from Saudi Arabia, as Syria marks one year of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, on…
- Middle East
Palestine, Syria qualify for FIFA Arab Cup quarter finals
Palestine and Syria on Sunday, December 7, qualified for the FIFA Arab Cup quarterfinal after playing out a draw in Doha, Qatar. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, and for both…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, other Gulf states condemn Israeli raid on Syria’s Beit Jinn village
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have condemned the Israeli raid into the Syrian village of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside at dawn on Friday, November 28, operation that triggered armed…
- Middle East
At least 13 killed as Israeli forces raid village in southern Syria
Damascus: Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, November 28, killing at least 13, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights…
- Middle East
Lebanon’s most wanted drug trafficker taken into custody, authorities say
Beirut: Lebanon’s most wanted drug trafficker was arrested Thursday after years on the run, authorities said. Noah Zeiter was taken into custody during a raid near the eastern city of Baalbeck, according…
- Middle East
Israeli raids surge in southern Syria, says monitoring group
Damascus: Israeli incursions in southern Syria have surged in recent weeks, with more than 30 recorded in the first half of November, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based monitoring…
- Middle East
Syrian man burns fiancee’s wedding dress after her death
Damascus: A heart-wrenching video circulating on social media has drawn widespread global attention after showing a young Syrian man burning his late fiancée’s wedding dress amid the ruins of war. The footage,…
- Middle East
Syrian children resume classes in schools stripped bare by conflict
Damascus: In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. Repairing and reopening damaged and looted schools is…
- Middle East
Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall
Damascus: Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, October 5, for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive…
- Middle East
Al-Sharaa becomes first Syrian president at UNGA since 1967
United Nations: Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria’s president addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, marking the first time any president from his country has done so in almost…
- Middle East
Saudi, Qatar pledge USD 89M to back Syria’s public sector
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and Qatar have announced joint financial support of 89 million US dollars to Syria, Saudi state media reported. The funding, provided through the Saudi Fund for Development and the…
- World
US-led coalition kills top ISIS operative in Syria
Baghdad: The US-led coalition said its troops killed a top militant from the Islamic State group in central Syria early on Friday. The IS figure was described as in charge of planning…
- Middle East
850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s exit, UN says
Damascus: Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighbouring countries, and the figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks, a…
- Middle East
Israeli drone strikes kill six soldiers in Damascus suburb
Damascus: Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed six soldiers and wounded others, state media and a war monitor reported Wednesday. The latest drone strikes occurred…