Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new ...

But its involvement risks deepening sectarian tensions. Israeli troops have seized parts of southern Syria, violating a 1974 ...

As traditional European allies of Israel increasingly sour on its Gaza policies, Jerusalem is warming up to potential allies ...

They were to discuss ways to support stability and security under the new authorities in Damascus. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia and Syria signalled on Thursday (July 31, 2025) they would bolster ties and review agreements made under the previous ...

Israel’s military seized weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Vladamir Putin is indicted by the International Criminal Court, accused of ordering the theft of thousands of children from ...

The girl, who is thought to be around nine years old, was found at the Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, which houses the wives ...

Hundreds were killed in southern Syria. Back in January Mr. Sharaa toppled President Bashar Al-Assad with help from several regional powers. His most notable backer is President Erdogan of Turkey.

Mr Sharaa has absorbed repeated Israeli strikes on the military hardware he inherited from the Assad regime and held fire when Israel pushed east of its armistice lines.

After two massacres by government forces, the U.S. should turn up the heat.

France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as a head of state, while allowing possible future war crime warrants, drawing criticism from human ...