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Syrian authorities seize rockets bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Damascus: Syrian authorities thwarted an attempted weapons smuggling on its border with Iraq, reportedly heading to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, state media said Thursday, July 16. The truck that…
- Middle East
Two explosions heard near hotel hosting Macron in Damascus
Damascus: Two explosions were heard in the Syrian capital on Tuesday, July 7, near the hotel hosting French President Emmanuel Macron, prompting heightened security in the area while the French leader was…
- Middle East
Ten killed, 22 injured in bomb blast at cafe in central Damascus
Damascus: At least ten people were killed and 22 others injured after a bomb exploded inside a crowded cafe in central Damascus on Thursday, July 2, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)…
- Middle East
Syria names first Parliament after Assad’s fall
Damascus: The first Parliament in Syria’s post-Assad era took shape Wednesday with the release of a list of 70 legislators picked up by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The inauguration of the new…
- Middle East
Trump suggests Syria replace Israel in fight against Hezbollah
Beirut: As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the…
- Middle East
Israel leaves families permanently displaced in Syria’s Quneitra
Quneitra: Families in Syria’s southern Quneitra province remain permanently displaced after Israeli forces expanded their military presence in the region following the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024,…
- World
No Israel without me: Trump slams military strikes in Beirut
Evian-le-Baines (France): United States President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, June 16, while highlighting Washington’s support for Tel Aviv, claimed that “there would have been no Israel without me,” and that the state…
- India
Syrian woman seeking help for husband questioned in Meerut
Meerut: A Syrian woman seeking financial assistance for her husband’s medical treatment in Meerut’s Nauchandi area was questioned by the police and later handed over to her husband in Delhi after her…
- Middle East
Days of Iran threatening global shipping over: US Central Command
The US Central Command said Iranian naval vessels threatened and harassed global shipping for decades in regional waters, “but those days are over.” The remarks were shared over X on Saturday, March…
- Middle East
US-Israel-Iran war: Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, director of the United States National Counterterrorism Centre, resigned on Tuesday, March 17, saying he can no longer support the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the…
- Middle East
Prince Harry, Meghan meet Syrian, Palestinian refugees in Jordan
Amman: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have begun a two-day humanitarian visit to Jordan on Wednesday, February 25, meeting Syrian and Palestinian refugees and highlighting the importance of healthcare, nutrition and mental…
- India
ISIS accused claims army personnel offered trial ‘wipeout’; court seeks NIA reply
Mumbai: An ISIS link case accused has claimed two persons posing as Army officers approached him and offered to “wipe out” his trial if he joined a covert operation, prompting a court…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia eyes Syria route for Greece fibre-optic cable: Report
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is considering rerouting a major fibre-optic cable linking the Kingdom to Greece through the Mediterranean Sea via Syria instead of Israel, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported, citing officials familiar…
- World
US plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years
Washington: The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the…
- World
Australia won’t repatriate 34 women and children from Syria
Melbourne: The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday, February 17.…
