Syria

Jordan’s state media reported that the kingdom is set to host Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and his regional counterparts, as various Arab states race to mend fences and resume their ties with Damascus.

Three people have been injured, with fires and blasts reported after an Israeli air attack on a site near the Syrian city of Homs, state media reported.

The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey may hold a meeting in May in Moscow, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, as part of efforts to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties after years of animosity during the war.

The European Union has put sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's cousins over the trafficking of the amphetamine drug Captagon.

Syria and Tunisia have vowed to boost cooperation in different sectors as the two countries move to re-establish relations after more than a decade of estrangement.

Syrian President Bashar al- Assad has met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Damascus in the most significant step yet towards ending Syria’s decade-long regional isolation.

At least 26 people have been killed in an attack by the Daesh terrorists in Syria’s province of Hama, Syrian’s news agency, SANA, reported. A source with the regional police told the news agency that local residents were collecting truffles in the desert in the east of the province when they were assaulted by militants.

Syria’s return to the Arab League will be "almost impossible before correcting bilateral relations", Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said.

Senior diplomats from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have agreed that the Arab world must play a “leadership role” in efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria so that its sovereignty is preserved and the return of Damascus to the Arab League is facilitated.

A spokesman for US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that 11 more American troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following a series of attacks that targeted US bases in Syria in March.

US forces last week captured an Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISISL or Daesh) operative in a late-night raid in eastern Syria, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. Syria has repeatedly opposed the presence of US forces in the country under the pretext of fighting terror.

Damascus and Riyadh are moving toward reopening embassies and resuming flights between the two countries for the first time in more than a decade, the countries announced Thursday in a joint statement.

Syria and Tunisia have agreed to resume diplomatic ties after a decade. The Syrian government is planning to reopen its embassy in Tunis after the North African country announced the appointment of a new envoy to Damascus.

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived in Saudi Arabia for an official visit. Ties between Damascus and Riyadh are growing amid a thaw in relations between Syria and the Arab states.

Qatar has announced that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sent invitations to member states to attend a meeting next Friday in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah to discuss the possibility of Syria's return to the Arab League.

The Israeli military announced it has launched artillery attacks on Syria on Sunday. Damascus says its air defense units have confronted the raid launched by the Israeli army from the occupied Golan Heights.

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has sent a letter to António Guterres UN secretary-general and also to the head of the world body’s security council on the killing of two Iranian military advisors in an Israeli attack in Syria. Amir Saeid Iravani said that the crime is a flagrant violation of international law.

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that American forces have killed a senior leader of the Daesh terror group in Syria who had planned the group's attack in Europe.

Large crowds of Iranian people joined a funeral procession held for the two military advisors who were killed by recent Israeli air raids in Syria.

Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stressed that Iran's presence in Syria is totally legal and at the request of Damascus. He stated that his country reserves its inherent right to self-defense and will take decisive measures to protect its forces, interests and facilities against any threats posed by the US or others.

The Pentagon announced Monday that the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean has been repositioned near the Syrian coast as a precaution after American military bases in Syria came under missile and drone attacks.

The Israeli military has launched a fresh missile strike against Syria, targeting positions in the vicinity of the country's capital, Damascus. The raid left two civilians dead and caused some material damage.

A funeral procession has been held in Syria for two Iranian military advisors, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the country last week.

Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit that Riyadh is hosting in May, three sources familiar with the plans have revealed.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces the martyrdom of a second military advisor deployed to Syria during an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, pledging a response to the regime’s criminal attack.