IDF chief OKs continued operations in Syria

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir during a visit to southern Syria, April 20, 2025. Credit: IDF. “We moved in because Syria collapsed, and as a result, we’re maintaining strategic positions on the front lines to safeguard ourselves,” …

Syria's Christians make case for co-existence to visiting US Congressmen

‘Days I didn’t want to live anymore’: Horror of land mines continues in post-Assad Syria

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war. The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil …

Finance Minister: Syria’s participation in meetings with IMF and World Bank aims to revive cooperation with IFI

Damascus, SANA-Syria will participate next week in the annual meetings of international financial institutions (IFI) in Washington. Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh said to a SANA reporter that the goal of participating in the meetings that Syria will …

Sixteen ISIS suspects found in sprawling detainee camp in Syria

As the US begins to reposition and withdraw troops from Syria, there are still ISIS members in the country. Some of the ISIS members are held in detention camps in eastern Syria.  They are secured by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. However, these …

Syria’s FM meets US Congressman Mills to discuss Syria sanctions

Syria’s Foreign Minister met US Congressman Cory Mills on Saturday, according to Syria’s state media.  Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a also met with Mills on Saturday. This is an important visit by Mills, one of two members of the US Congress who are in …

Syria resumes direct flights to UAE

A Syrian passenger flight departed Sunday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking the resumption of air travel between the two countries, Anadolu reports. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the flight took off from Damascus International Airport …

Syria’s first wheat shipment since al-Assad ouster points to recovery

A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria’s Latakia port, the first such delivery since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, the government said, as it pushes to boost an economy ravaged by nearly 14 years of ruinous civil war. Traders …

UN Plans to Provide $1.3 Billion in Aid to Syria

Sun 20 Apr 2025 | 08:17 AM UN Assistant Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Dardari said the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) plans to provide $1.3 billion in aid to Syria over three years to support sectors such as rebuilding infrastructure and …

Turkey deports detained Syrians from NE Syria to Idlib

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Human rights sources informed North Press on Sunday that Turkey has released a number of Syrian detainees from the city of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) in northeastern Syria and deports them to Idlib. The detainees were arrested …