December 17, 2024 7:07 pm
France, which cut ties with Assad in 2012, has said a political transition in Syria must be credible and inclusive, in line with a framework issued by the United Nations.
December 09, 2024 5:46 am
Assad's government -- known for generations as heading one of the harshest police states in the entire Middle East with hundreds of thousands of political prisoners in its gulag -- melted away overnight.
December 08, 2024 10:08 pm
Earlier on Sunday, Islamist rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) marched into Damascus, and eventually announced that they had "freed Damascus” and overthrown Assad’s regime while freeing all jailed prisoners.
May 28, 2024 7:16 pm
A second plane of pilgrims is set to depart from Damascus to Jeddah late Tuesday.
May 25, 2024 10:31 pm
Several airstrikes have hit the tightly-secured neighborhood over the past months, mostly targeting Iranian officials.
April 03, 2024 5:46 pm
Following the suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iran is threatening to retaliate. There is a growing fear of an escalation in the conflict. A summary of the key developments.
April 02, 2024 4:31 pm
Israel has long targeted Iran's military installations in Syria and those of its proxies, but Monday's attack was the first time it apparently hit the vast embassy compound itself. An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment.
April 02, 2024 7:19 am
An Israeli military spokesperson said: "We do not comment on reports in the foreign media."
January 20, 2024 3:56 pm
Israel has long pursued a bombing campaign against Iran-linked targets in Syria. But it has shifted to deadlier strikes in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by militants of the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza.
June 26, 2023 3:42 pm
The strike comes a day after Moscow's top mercenary group briefly revolted against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
December 14, 2024 3:52 am
In the capital, crowds assembled at the Umayyad Mosque for prayers before joining jubilant victory rallies called by rebel leaders.
February 14, 2014 7:29 pm
The first image shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia.




