Press Releases

Lebanon Reports Army Thwarted Infiltration Attempt from Syria

(MENAFN) The Lebanese military on Sunday blocked an attempted cross-border infiltration by armed individuals entering from Syria, according to a local news agency. The confrontation occurred late Sunday morning near the eastern villages of Kfar...

Syria Declares Ceasefire Deal in Suwayda

(MENAFN) A temporary halt to hostilities was achieved in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda on Wednesday, after violent confrontations between armed Druze and Bedouin factions, according to regional media outlets. According to an official state...

Syria, UAE's DP World Seal USD800M Agreement

(MENAFN) Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports (GALSP) has entered into a major agreement valued at $800 million with DP World, a leading global port operator based in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Syrian state news outlet on...

Failed smuggling attempt of large quantity of Captagon pills in Syria

(MENAFN) Syrian authorities intercepted a major Captagon smuggling attempt in Daraa province and disrupted a drug trafficking network in Aleppo, according to reports. Khaled Eid, head of Syria’s Anti-Narcotics Department, said that in Daraa, a...

Suicide bomber dies after explosive belt blew up in Syria

(MENAFN) A man died on Sunday when the explosive belt he was wearing detonated in Aleppo’s al-Maysar neighborhood, according to reports citing security officials. The explosion took place close to a bakery in the eastern part of the city....

Syria Urges Suwayda Citizens to Comply with Curfew

(MENAFN) The Syrian government has urged the people of Suwayda to respect the curfew that has been in effect since Tuesday, after clashes flared up again between the military and what officials described as "outlaw groups." These renewed...

Syria Declares Ceasefire in Sweida

(MENAFN) Syrian defense officials announced a full ceasefire Tuesday in the southern Sweida province after days of intense fighting among Druze militias, Bedouin tribes, and the interim government’s forces, according to defense chief Murhaf Abu...

Firefighters Contain Majority of Wildfires in Syria

(MENAFN) Syrian emergency response teams have successfully controlled approximately 80% of the wildfires blazing through the Kessab region in the northern part of Latakia province, according to local officials speaking on Saturday. Abdul Kafi...

Syria’s wildfire threats thousands of civilians

(MENAFN) Wildfires sweeping through Syria’s northwestern Latakia province have directly impacted around 1,900 families, with thousands more in potential danger, according to reports from the United Nations humanitarian agency on Wednesday. The UN...

Turkey, Syria accuse Israel of being reason for recent violence in Sweida

(MENAFN) Reports indicate that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and visiting Syrian foreign affairs official Asaad Hassan al-Shibani have blamed Israel for playing a key role in recent unrest in Sweida, a mainly Druze province in southern...

Blast Claims at Least Four Lives in Syria’s Idlib

(MENAFN) A massive explosion rocked the countryside of Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and five others injured, according to reports from Syrian state media and a prominent war monitoring group. A local news...

Car explosion hits Syria with, causing no casualties, injuries

(MENAFN) An explosion shook western Damascus on Saturday night after a car bomb went off near the Golden Mezzeh Hotel along the Mezzeh highway, according to local media. Officials confirmed that the blast caused no injuries or damage. Damascus...

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...

Jordan, Syria, US, discuss situation in Syria

(MENAFN) Jordan has brought together officials from Syria and the United States for a trilateral discussion focused on the ongoing situation in Sweida, according to statements from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. The talks, held Tuesday in Amman,...

Syria encourages inclusion of SDF members into national army

(MENAFN) The Syrian interim government has reiterated its opposition to any attempts at dividing the country, following a recent meeting in Damascus between Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian...

Iraq, Syria Plan to Revive Kirkuk–Baniyas Oil Pipeline

(MENAFN) Iraq and Syria took significant steps Tuesday toward reviving the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline, a critical energy link that has been dormant for nearly two decades, according to a statement from the Iraqi prime minister’s office. During a...

Syria calls for investment to help revive nation’s damaged infrastructure

(MENAFN) Syria's energy minister Mohammed al-Bashir on Monday made a public appeal for investment to help revive the country's severely damaged energy infrastructure. "It is no secret that we are facing enormous challenges in the energy sector,...

Syria Reaffirms Rejection of Partition

(MENAFN) The Syrian interim government on Wednesday firmly restated its opposition to any form of territorial division, following a high-level meeting in Damascus between Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led...

U.S., Syria, Jordan Discuss Syria’s Sweida Crisis

(MENAFN) Senior officials from Jordan, Syria, and the United States convened in Amman on Tuesday to address the ongoing crisis in Syria, focusing sharply on developments in the southern province of Sweida, according to a statement from the...

Iraq, Syria Consider Restoring Oil Pipeline

(MENAFN) Iraq and Syria held discussions on Tuesday about the potential revival of the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline, as outlined in a statement from the office of the Iraqi prime minister. This dialogue unfolded during a gathering in Baghdad...