Syria's defence minister announced a ceasefire in the Druze-majority city of Sweida on Tuesday after government troops entered the city to end deadly clashes with Bedouin tribes.
More than 30 people were killed and 100 injured in armed clashes in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Syrian interior ministry announced early on Monday, in the latest bout of sectarian clashes in the war-ravaged country.
A Syrian and an Israeli official met face to face in Baku Saturday on the sidelines of a visit to Azerbaijan by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a diplomatic source in Damascus has confirmed.
Syrian President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani has arrived in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, for an official visit, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
The United States has announced that it was revoking the foreign terrorist organisation designation for Syria's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, months after it spearheaded the overthrow of the long-serving Assad dynasty.
The United Kingdom has formally resumed diplomatic relations with Syria, eight months after Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed, signaling a significant shift in British foreign policy.
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle a web of sanctions against Syria, a move that will likely unlock investments in the war-torn country more than six months after the overthrow of
Tel Aviv is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has stated.
A suicide bomber has carried out an attack inside a packed church in Syria’s capital, Damascus, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more, according to state media.
Syria’s new government has agreed to give inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately, according to the atomic agency’s chief, as Damascus makes further inroads to rejoining the international fold.
Ankara is training and advising Syria's armed forces and helping improve its defences, and has no immediate plans for the withdrawal or relocation of its troops stationed there, Defence Minister Yasar Guler has told Reuters.
The United States will scale down its military presence in Syria to one base from eight and Washington's policies will shift in the country "because none of them worked" over the last century, the new U.S. special envoy has stated.
The United States has approved a plan by Syria's new leadership to integrate thousands of foreign former rebels into the national army, as long as the process is carried out transparently, according to President Donald Trump's envoy.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the kingdom and Qatar will offer joint financial support to state employees in Syria.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived in Damascus on Saturday for an official visit, accompanied by a high-level economic delegation, the Saudi Foreign Ministry has announced.
Israel has attacked western Syria, according to the Israeli military and Syrian state media. This is the first such strike in nearly a month and comes a day after the U.S. envoy to Damascus said that the conflict between the two sides is 'solvable'.
Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have, in recent weeks, held face-to-face meetings after Syria's self-proclaimed president Abu Mohammed al-Jolani voiced a desire to eventually normalize ties with Tel Aviv.
Syrian Defense Chief Maj. Gen. Murhaf Abu Qasra has stated that Damascus will build an army with “national military doctrine,” emphasizing that no one will be allowed to operate outside the authority of the ministry.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has received Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy to Syria, in Istanbul, according to Foreign Ministry sources.
The administration of United States President Donald Trump took its first concrete action to deliver sanctions relief for Syria, following a surprise policy pivot earlier this month.
Iran has described a decision by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom to lift unilateral sanctions on Damascus as a "long overdue" but "positive" step.
Syria's leadership approved the handover of the belongings of long-dead spy Eli Cohen to Israel in a bid to ease Israeli hostility and show goodwill to U.S. President Donald Trump, three sources told Reuters.
