Netanyahu: I have ordered the reinforcement of the buffer zone up to Mount Hermon, and I hope for assistance from our Druze brothers.
The Israeli army announced that a military exercise will take place tomorrow in the Golan Heights. As part of the exercise, there will be significant movement of security forces and vehicles in the area, but there is no fear of a security incident.
Syrian workers killed in Israeli raid on Abbasiya
Hezbollah: We call on the relevant authorities in the Syrian state to verify information before making accusations, especially given the presence of intelligence agencies seeking to ignite tension between Lebanon and Syria.
5 day agoSyrian security forces stopped a planned bombing in Damascus. A woman was caught planting an explosive near a church in Bab Touma. The bomb was safely dismantled before it exploded; no injuries. Five people were arrested. Investigations say the cell is linked to Hezbollah and received training abroad
Local sources told Al-Watan that the Israeli army carried out a raid at dawn today in the town of Kodna in the southern Quneitra countryside, resulting in the arrest of two people from the town.
1 week agoForeign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met in Ankara with US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack, where they discussed regional and international developments and affirmed their commitment to continued coordination and consultation. (SANA)
Syrian and Iraqi anti-narcotics authorities seized around 1 million Captagon pills during raids aimed at cracking down on several international drug trafficking networks
1 week agoSyrian Foreign Minister Shaibani is visiting Ankara today
The Syrian Foreign Ministry: We condemn the Israeli attacks on brotherly Lebanon and stress the need for an immediate ceasefire.
1 week agoThe explosions heard in the city of Homs and its countryside resulted from Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese town of Hermel
Ukraine and Syria have agreed to open diplomatic missions in Kyiv and Damascus in the near future, Foreign Minister Sybiha said following talks in Damascus.
1 week agoZelensky, Sharaa and Turkey’s Fidan met in Damascus
The U.S.-UAE partnership on all fronts remains of critical importance to the Middle East Syria's bold reengagement with the region has been a defining chapter — one worth protecting. We urge Damascus to safeguard all diplomatic missions and to continue the courageous work of reconciliation
People gathered in front of the UAE embassy in Damascus to protest and demand the release of former anti-Assad opposition leader Issam Buydani, who is "detained" in the UAE. The UAE flag was taken down
A Lebanese security source told Al Jazeera: The Israeli threat to bomb an official Lebanese facility is a dangerous indicator. A Lebanese security source also told Al Jazeera: Hundreds of transport trucks are stranded in the border area with Syria after the Israeli threat.
The Israeli army: We will launch airstrikes on the Masnaa border crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border. Hezbollah uses the Masnaa crossing for military purposes and to smuggle weapons.
Five Syrian nationals killed and two wounded in Israeli airstrike on the town of Al-Ramadiyah
2 week agoThe Security forces blocked a significantly larger group of anti-Israel protesters in Daraa province who were attempting to reach the border/Golan, forcing them to turn back
A large-scale displacement of Syrian and Lebanese refugees in Lebanon towards central Beirut and other safe areas after Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs, the south, and the Bekaa Valley.
2 week agoDeir ez-Zor: Gunfire was heard in the vicinity of the Dallah roundabout in Deir ez-Zor city, perpetrated by members of the Internal Security Forces. This coincided with a protest in which families of detainees held by the SDF burned tires.
YPJ leaders, Rohilat Afrin and Sozdar Haji, arrived in Damascus. They will meet government officials at 12:00 p.m. The YPJ is expected to issue a statement in the coming hours with details of the meeting
2 week agoSyrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Israel: Israel dealt with Syria in a negative way bombing locations and violating the 1974 agreement. We tried dialogue — indirect and direct negotiations — and reached good points, but the Israelis changed their opinion at the last minute
2 week agoAbu Alaa Walai, commander of the Iranian-backed Kataib Sayyid Shuhada Brigades operating in Iraq, threatened Syria with intervention.
2 week agoProtests by residents of Derik city in Northern Syria Kurdistan condemning the attacks on the Kurdistan Region
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he aims to return up to 80% of the 900,000 Syrians in Germany after talks in Berlin during a visit by interim Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa
2 week agoPresident Ahmed al-Sharaa and Asaad al-Shaibani arrive in London
The export of Iraqi oil to Syria has begun via the Al-Waleed border crossing in western Anbar using tanker trucks, despite objections from Iraqi militias
2 week agoGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a joint press conference with President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Berlin: After decades of oppression, the Syrian people overthrew the dictatorial regime. Millions of Syrian men and women sought refuge in Germany, fleeing the war. Syrians returning from Germany will play an important role in reconstruction with the expertise they have gained. We are working together to enable Syrians to return from Germany to their homeland easily and safely
Israeli army: Commando unit thwarted attempts by militants to establish positions in the border area of Mount Hermon in southern Lebanon
