Syria and Lebanon seek security ties in new talks

Syria and Lebanon were holding talks on developing a security relationship on Sunday in their latest move to put past tension aside. Lebanon's Interior Minister Ahmed Al Hajjar met Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani in Bahrain, where both...

Israeli forces carry out 40 incursions in southern Syria in October

The Israeli occupation conducted 40 incursions across Quneitra and Daraa in October, marking the sharpest escalation in southern Syria in recent months. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday that southern Syria witnessed its...

A weapons depot in northern Syria was attacked using a drone

Ukrainian-made UAV. Stock photo: Ukroboronprom A powerful explosion rocked an arms depot belonging to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the city of al-Hasakah in northern Syria, News.Az reports citing the SANA. The strike on the...

The Media Line: Syria Demands Lebanon Hand Over Officers From the Former Regime 

Syria Demands Lebanon Hand Over Officers From the Former Regime Rizik Alabi / The Media Line [DAMASCUS] Syrian sources told The Media Line that Damascus has formally asked the Lebanese government to assist in extraditing several former Syrian...

White House to host Syria’s interim President in November

IED blast injures three soldiers in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

2025-11-02T21:05:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Deir ez-Zor An explosion in the eastern Syrian city of Al-Bukamal injured three soldiers on Sunday, local sources told Shafaq News. The blast, caused by an improvised...

Deal ends standoff over church education in northeast Syria

2025-11-02T18:07:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus Church schools in northeast Syria will keep teaching the Syrian Ministry of Education curriculum after the Council of Churches and the Autonomous Administration’s...

The Media Line: ‘A Gateway, Not a Slogan’: Experts Say Azerbaijan Can Help Syria Rebuild 

‘A Gateway, Not a Slogan’: Experts Say Azerbaijan Can Help Syria Rebuild Economists argue that Baku’s investments could offer Syria practical, sanctions-resistant partnerships to restore energy and industry By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line [DAMASCUS]...

Syria probe finds most claims of kidnapped Alawite women false

Syria’s Interior Ministry says only one of 42 alleged Alawite kidnapping cases was confirmed, following a months-long investigation. [Getty] A Syrian government-led committee has found that most allegations of kidnapping of women from the Alawite...

Syria Demands Lebanon Hand Over Officers From the Assad Regime

[DAMASCUS] Syrian sources told The Media Line that Damascus has formally asked the Lebanese government to assist in extraditing several former Syrian regime officials and officers accused of war crimes who fled to Lebanon after the regime’s...

Donald Trump to host Syria’s Ahmad Al Shara in 'historic' first-ever White House visit

US President Donald Trump will host Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara for talks in Washington next week marking the first-ever visit by a Syrian leader to the White House. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani confirmed on Sunday that the meeting...

Trump to host Syria's president as Pentagon approves tomahawk missiles for Ukraine during shutdown

Trump makes another BIG move in Middle East, to host Syria's Al-Sharaa in 'historic' White House visit; trouble for Iran due to...

Home News Trump makes another BIG move in Middle East, to host Syrias Al-Sharaa in historic White House visit; trouble for Iran due to... Syria's interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, had met US President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia in May this...

Syria seeks Lebanese help to extradite former regime officers accused of war crimes

Syria's interim President al-Sharaa expected to meet with Trump in first visit by Syrian leader to White House

Former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman discusses President Donald Trump signing an executive order to lift sanctions on Syria and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the White House on 'America's Newsroom.' NEWYou can now listen to...

Syria's president set to visit US in November: Syrian FM

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will visit Washington in November to discuss reconstruction, sanctions, and a potential new chapter in Syria-US relations. Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit the White House in early...

Trump to host Syria's al-Sharaa in first White House visit in 80 years

Washington: United States President Donald Trump is set to host Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks in Washington this month, marking the first visit by a Syrian president to the US capital in more than eight decades, Al Jazeera...

Syria, Russia Defense Ministers Discuss Exchanging Expertise

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra concluded on Friday a three-day visit to Moscow. The Syrian Defense Ministry said his visit included official talks with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov. They discussed means to bolster bilateral...

Gas, Gold, and a Way Back: Syria Bets on Azerbaijan

Syria’s economy is starved of fuel, capital, and partners. In a piece by correspondent Rizik Alabi, Damascus is betting on Azerbaijan to flip the script—starting with gas. A July 2025 deal would route roughly 3.4 million cubic meters per day...

Donald Trump to Host Syria’s Ahmed Al-Sharaa in First White House Visit in 80 Years

Washington, November 2: United States President Donald Trump is set to host Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks in Washington this month, marking the first visit by a Syrian president to the US capital in more than eight decades, Al...