Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin on Wednesday evening.

Kurdish-led authorities in Syria’s northeastern   province of Hasakah have released 180 prisoners held on terrorism charges including links to Daesh terror group.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, on the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and reassured him of Moscow’s support for the Arab country’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has stated he would only meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if the two countries could focus on the core issues of Ankara's support for "terrorism" and the pullout of Turkish troops from Syrian territory.

Syrians are heading to the polls to choose their representatives to the parliament in the fourth election of the legislative body since the 2011 war broke out.

The Syrian foreign ministry has reiterated that normalizing relations with Ankara hinges on returning to the status quo before 2011.

A passenger plane operated by Syria’s flag carrier, Syrian Airlines, has landed in the Saudi capital Riyadh – the first in more than a decade، as part of a thaw in diplomatic relations between Damascus and the Kingdom.

Ankara will extend an invitation to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "any time" for possible talks to restore relations between the two neighbours, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has stated.

Turkey’s government has urged for calm after violence against Syrian refugees broke out in the central Melikgazi region and spread to other areas.

Turkish and Syrian officials are expected to meet in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for the potential rapprochement between their respective countries, and restoration of diplomatic ties which were severed more than 12 years ago, media reported.

A Paris appeals court has upheld an arrest warrant issued for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over alleged complicity in war crimes committed during the foreign-imposed war in the Arab country, according to lawyers.

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stated the full and unconditional exit of US troops from Syria is necessary for the Arab nation’s stability and security, arguing that Washington continues to support terrorist groups instead of fighting terrorism.

A final farewell ceremony for Saeed Abyar, a military advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, was held on Thursday as his body was laid to rest.

Saudi Arabia has appointed its ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the kingdom closed its embassy in Syria in 2012, after violence gripped the country.

Syria's first lady, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the Syrian presidency announced on Tuesday, almost five years after announcing she had fully recovered from breast cancer.

The Pentagon has acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian in a 2023 air attack in northwest Syria after U.S. service members misidentified the victim as a senior al Qaeda leader.

An Iranian military advisor with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed in an Israeli strike in northern Syria.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has received the first ambassador to have been sent by the United Arab Emirates to Damascus in more than a decade since the breakout of the war in the country.

People in the Iranian capital city of Tehran have taken to the streets to show their tribute to Saeed Alidadi, an Iranian military advisor recently assassinated in an Israeli raid in Syria.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has categorically condemned the United States’ military attacks on areas in Iraq and Syria, calling them as adventurism and a strategic mistake.

Iran's ambassy in Damascus has confirmed earlier reports of an Iranian military advisor having been killed in an Israeli attack on Syria.

The Syrian military has announced that the US airstrikes that targeted parts of Syria late on Friday killed civilians and military personnel and caused "significant damage".

An Iranian military advisor with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus early Friday, according to reports.

The US Department of Defense has dismissed media reports claiming that Washington may withdraw from parts of Syria, calling them “erroneous". Damascus has repeatedly urged Washington to end the occupation of Syria.

The Iranian Foreign Minister, in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, issued a stern warning to Israel following the assassination of a number of Iran's military advisors in Syria, stressing Tel Aviv must bear the consequences of such terrorist acts.