Syria denies reports about escalatory steps against Lebanon

Reports circulating about the Syrian government's alleged intention to take escalatory steps against Lebanon are unfounded, a source from Syria's Ministry of Information told the state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV on Friday. The source emphasized that the...

Syria Quietly Strips “Syrian Palestinian” Identity from Refugee Documents

Watan-In a surprising and unannounced move, Syrian authorities have begun implementing major changes to the civil documents of Palestinians residing in the country. These changes include altering their legal classification from “Syrian...

SYRIA-LATAKIA-WILDFIRES

(250710) -- LATAKIA (SYRIA), July 10, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on July 10, 2025 shows burned trees in province of Latakia, northwestern Syria. Some 1,900 Syrian families have been directly affected, with thousands more at...

Syria talks collapse: Damascus rejects Kurdish decentralization

Shafaq News – Damascus Talks between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) have ended without progress, a senior Kurdish official told Shafaq News, citing Damascus’s continued rejection...

Syria's prominent Shia cleric shot dead amid growing HTS-led violence

An influential Shia cleric has been shot dead in central Syria, raising concerns about growing sectarian violence under the controversial rule of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group over the Arab country. The Syrian Observatory for Human...

Syria, Ukraine and Gaza among countries to receive heritage funds from Aliph

ALIPH, the Geneva-based cultural heritage protection agency, has announced more than $16m in its latest funding round, with support going to Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, as well as a dedicated focus on the effects of climate change on cultural...

Syria, Turkey sign a cooperation protocol in the field of education

Damascus, SANA – Ministry of Education signed Thursday a cooperation protocol with Turkish counterpart to rehabilitate destroyed schools in Syria, expand educational opportunities for Syrian youth, and strengthen educational and cultural ties...

Syria 'arrests orphanage director' over fate of missing children

Children were taken from their parents and placed in orphanages by the Assad regime [Getty file image] Syrian authorities have reportedly arrested Bara'a Al-Ayoubi, the director of Dar al-Rahma (House of Mercy) Orphanage in Damascus, amid an...

Syria Launches Economic Bodies to Fast-Track Recovery

(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday signed a series of decrees to establish three key economic bodies—the Development Fund, the Sovereign Fund, and the Supreme Council for Economic Development—in a bid to accelerate the...

Syria, Germany to enhance media cooperation

Berlin, SANA- Syrian Minister of Information, Dr. Hamza al-Mustafa, discussed on Thursday with Mrs. Annette Shammas, Head of the Middle East Division at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, prospects of joint...

Syria and Turkey discuss enhancing Cooperation in the Education Sector

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Education Mohammad Abdul Rahman Tarkou discussed Thursday with Turkish Deputy Minister of National Education, Celile Ökten and the accompanying delegation to strengthening educational ties and exploring new avenues for...

Syria faces major challenges in efforts to integrate US-backed SDF into military - analysis

Syria, Turkey sign a cooperation protocol to restore destroyed schools

Damascus, SANA – Ministry of Education signed Thursday a cooperation protocol with its Turkish counterpart to restore destroyed schools in Syria, expand educational opportunities for Syrian youth, and strengthen educational and cultural ties...

Syria’s Long Road to Recovery

Aleppo, Syria — Mohamed Zair sat in a neon-lit recovery ward, a thick bandage wrapped around his abdomen and a cast on his leg. A week earlier, in late January, he and a friend were severely wounded in a car crash. His friend, still unconscious,...

Syria 2025 Is Iraq All Over Again | Opinion

The al-Nusrah Front was removed from the U.S. terror list on July 7, 2025. Officially, it marked a shift. But under the surface, it looked a lot more like a pattern we've previously seen. America has been here before. We saw this exact playbook in...

Syria’s Leader starts state fund to speed up recovery of nation

(MENAFN) Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has issued new decrees forming the Development Fund, the Sovereign Fund, and the Supreme Council for Economic Development, in a move aimed at accelerating the country’s post-war recovery, according to state...

Syria, Kurd merger still up in air

DAMASCUS, Syria -- A U.S. envoy said Wednesday that Syria's central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks, a persistent obstacle as the new authorities in Damascus struggle to...

Syria establishes state-run funds, economic council to support reconstruction

DAMASCUS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday issued a series of decrees establishing the Development Fund, the Sovereign Fund, and the Supreme Council for Economic Development, as part of efforts to support the war-torn...

Syria's Druze avoided the worst of the 14-year civil war — and want little to do with new rulers

It's been six months since longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled following a stunning rebel offensive that saw opposition fighters seize the country in just 11 days. The months since have been hopeful and challenging in equal...

Syria rejects federalism, calls on Kurds to join army ranks

Mazloum Abdi met with President Sharaa in the presence of US envoy Tom Barrack on Wednesday [Getty/file photo] Syria reiterated its rejection of federalism on Wednesday following a meeting with a Kurdish military official, calling on Kurdish...