Syria
-
Turkey Insists Foreign Fighters Be Expelled From Syria: Source
Turkey’s top diplomat travelled to Damascus on Thursday as Ankara said foreign fighters must be expelled from Syria, after an agreement spearheaded by the war-torn country’s new authorities to disband…
-
Syria Leader Signs Constitutional Declaration, Hailing ‘New History’
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday hailed the start of a “new history” for his country, signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its five-year transitional period and laying out…
-
Syria Determined To ‘Prevent Unlawful Revenge’ Says Fact-finding Committee
A committee formed by Syria’s new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence said on Tuesday the country was determined to “prevent unlawful revenge”. A wave of violence broke…
-
Syria Announces End To ‘Military Operation’ After Mass Killings
Syria’s new authorities announced on Monday the end of an operation against loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, after nearly 1,000 civilians were killed in the worst violence since his…
-
Syria President Calls For Unity After Reports Of Mass Killings
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow…
-
Syria New Authorities Expand Fight Against Assad Loyalists
Syria’s new authorities launched a sweeping security operation Friday after clashes with fighters loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad, the biggest challenge to their rule so far, left at least…
-
16 Killed In ‘Most Violent’ Syria Unrest Since Assad Ouster: Monitor
Gunmen loyal to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad killed 16 security personnel on Thursday, a war monitor said, in attacks it described as the “most violent” since the longtime president’s ouster. The…
-
France Probes 2012 Reporters’ Deaths In Syria As Crime Against Humanity
The French judiciary is investigating the 2012 deaths of reporters in Syria as a possible crime against humanity, anti-terror prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday. Prominent US journalist Marie Colvin and…
-
Drugs, Weapons In Syria Borderland Where Hezbollah Held Sway
In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory.…
-
Swedish Woman Jailed For Keeping Yazidi Slaves In Syria
A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country’s first court case over crimes by the Islamic State group…
-
Syria Leader Heads To Turkey To Discuss Rebuilding, Kurds
Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara on Tuesday for talks with Turkey’s leaders on rebuilding his land and the volatile issue of Kurdish fighters near the countries’ border. Sharaa…
-
Syria, Qatar Discuss Reconstruction During Emir’s Visit
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since…
-
Syria Authorities Name Sharaa Interim President: State Media
Syria’s new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature,…
-
UN Rights Chief Says Transitional Justice ‘Crucial’ In Syria
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was “crucial” for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post…
-
Arab, EU Diplomats In Saudi For Talks On Support For Syria
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push for stability after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.…
