Premier League clubs smashed the £3.1 billion transfer-spending record on a dramatic deadline day, with Manchester City leading the frenzy by signing Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a British-record £125 million and adding Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye for £65 million. The spending spree capped a r»»»

Syrian authorities said at least five people were killed in northwest Idlib province on Tuesday when a vehicle carrying munitions exploded. A government source told AFP on condition of anonymity that the vehicle belonged to a local arms dealer in the town of Binnish, without providing further detai»»»

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Tuesday that his country was working towards a "diplomatic solution" with Israel, with US mediation, despite ongoing Israeli attacks. Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on Syria since the Islamist authorities ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad »»»

DAMASCUS: Clashes with local armed groups in Syria’s Druze-majority province of Sweida left 10 government security personnel wounded, state media reported Tuesday. The unrest, which took place on Monday, came after two civilians were killed in similar clashes west of Sweida city, according to two l»»»

A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square, the building tha»»»

LONDON: Syrian authorities in Latakia have arrested two senior officers said to have been part of the country’s military forces under the regime of the former president, Bashar Assad, and responsible for war crimes during the civil war. Internal security forces arrested Maj. Gen. Haitham Suleiman B»»»

DAMASCUS: Denmark reopened its embassy in Damascus on Monday after a yearslong suspension of diplomatic activities that began after Syria’s civil war erupted, state media reported. SANA said that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,»»»

DAMASCUS: Denmark reopened its embassy in Damascus on Monday after a yearslong suspension of diplomatic activities that began after Syria’s civil war erupted, state media reported. SANA said that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,»»»

CAIRO: ‌An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said. Medics said two people were killed and several others wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a crowd of people near the municipal public ‌park in ‌Gaza City, an ‌area ⁠densely populated wit»»»

TRIPOLI: Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani hailed on Sunday the reopening of his country’s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, which had been closed for more than a decade.Shaibani was welcomed by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, who leads the UN-recognized administration in Tripoli, »»»

ATLANTA: Tiger Woods was going for his seventh straight PGA Tour victory when he tied for second at Torrey Pines. He earned $264,000 that day to move to No. 1 in career tour earnings. That was Feb. 13, 2000, and Woods stayed there ever since — until Sunday. Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championsh»»»

Share: Photo Illustration- Iran cannot demand Muslim unity while its missiles, drones and armed proxies threaten the very Muslim nations it asks to unite. Before lecturing the Islamic world about its “real enemies,” Tehran must explain why its missiles and drones targeted Muslim countries, why it a»»»

SWEIDA, Syria: Two civilians were killed near the Druze-majority city of Sweida in southern Syria on Sunday, two local security sources told AFP, during suspected clashes between local armed groups and government forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reported the same death toll, »»»

Petrol was on sale at fewer than a third of Russian filling stations this month, and the Ukrainian supermarket chain ATB began capping purchases on August 28 due to Russian drone attacks. Ukraine has launched a total of 21 strikes against Russia’s oil refineries in August. Russia has retaliated by »»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces said on Sunday that they killed an army commander who served under ousted ruler Bashar Assad, after he opened fire on them as they tried to arrest him. In a statement, the forces accused Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud of having taken part in anti-government insurrections»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Arab Republic signed an agreement on Sunday to expand cooperation between state broadcasting organizations. Under the agreement, the two sides will exchange radio and television content in areas of shared interest, including culture, education, science, entertain»»»

LONDON: Syria will reopen its embassy in the Libyan city of Tripoli this week after 14 years of closure. Asaad Al-Shaibani, foreign minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, met Libya’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Taher Al-Baour on Sunday. The Libyan ministry said the two sides discussed procedu»»»

CAIRO: ‌An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, in the central ​Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Gaza medics said the Israeli airstrike near a bakery in Deir Al-Balah killed one man, Hussam Nusair, a three-year-old boy, Tayyem ‌Hamdan, and ‌wounde»»»

Sydney: Ethiopia's Addisu Gobena and Kenyan world champion Peres Jepchirchir surged to commanding wins Sunday in the men's and women's races respectively at the Sydney Marathon. Victory was the first in a World Marathon Major for 21-year-old Gobena, who came second last year, while Jepchirchir adde»»»

GAZA CITY: Israel’s military said it struck a Hamas commander within the compound of a Gaza hospital on Saturday, while the territory’s health officials said Israeli strikes elsewhere killed three people. It is the latest bloodshed to occur in the war-shattered territory despite a US-backed ceasefi»»»

Sweida, Syria: Armed factions in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province have blocked students from traveling to sit for official exams, demanding they be held instead in the areas they control, drawing condemnation from the Damascus-appointed governor on Saturday. Sweida city and other parts of the»»»

A video showing an airplane rammed into the side of a building has been circulating widely on social media. While social media users are claiming that the video shows a plane that crashed in Tel Aviv after an Iranian attack, its origin remains unknown and its authenticity highly questionable. »»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Information Ministry has launched an English-language account to “counter disinformation” and present the nation’s position to international audiences. The account, called Syrian Response, went live on Aug. 24 with an introductory message: “There’s a lot of talk a»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces fired two artillery shells into the western Damascus countryside on Friday, Syrian state media reported, the latest in a series of military actions inside the country this year. The shells struck Tal Bat Al-Warda, a hill between Beit Jinn and Tal Al-Ahmar, and landed on agric»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Information Ministry has launched an English-language account to “counter disinformation” and present the nation’s position to international audiences. The account, called Syrian Response, went live on Aug. 24 with an introductory message: “There’s a lot of talk a»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as an adviser to the presidency, state media said on Friday. Abdi's appointment comes just days after he dissolved the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as part of an integration agreement with Damascus. Syrian Presiden»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus. "Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presidency of th»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus. “Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presid»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Israeli military strikes and incursions are pushing the region toward catastrophe, Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, told the UN Security Council on Thursday. “The entire region is standing at a threshold of a regional war that would spare no one,” he said, b»»»

Israeli politics are littered with the unaccomplished ambitions of former generals who thought they could turn military gravitas into political success. Of Israel’s 14 prime ministers, only three were generals, and the last one (Ariel Sharon) was elected more than 20 years ago. Still, a long line o»»»

CAIRO: Israeli ‌strikes killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on ​Thursday, health officials said. Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed one person near Qarara town in southern Gaza, and another killed a man at a house in the Beach ‌refugee camp ‌in Gaza ​City. Another ‌airstrike ⁠»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Democratic Forces once stood at the heart of an experiment that transformed the balance of power in Syria. The Kurdish-led force, backed by the US, fought Daesh and governed a de facto autonomous administration across much of northeastern Syria. At its height, it controlled rough»»»

RIYADH: Would that be cash or card, Mr. President? With a simple tap on a payment machine in Damascus, President Ahmed Al-Sharaa marked Syria’s removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and the Arab country’s return to the global financial system. In a video release early Thursday, Al-Sh»»»

CAIRO: The conviction of Syria’s former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun and Washington’s decision to remove a major obstacle to economic engagement came within hours of each other this week, highlighting two central elements of the country’s post-Bashar Assad transition. On Monday, a court in D»»»

LONDON: Syrian interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral relations and regional developments in a phone call on Wednesday, Syrian media reported. The leaders explored ways to deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interest and strengthen relations bet»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed strengthening ties, the Syrian presidency said, their first call since reaching an agreement over Moscow's military bases in the country. The Syrian presidency said the two leaders discussed "bilatera»»»

Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into the Syrian military, said Abd»»»

The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Washington-backed group at the forefront of the battle against the Daesh (Islamic State) group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday under a deal with the government. After being Syria's most highly trained and organised paramilita»»»

DAMASCUS: The head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, who spearheaded the fight against the Daesh group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday evening as part of a deal struck with the new authorities in Damascus. “We announce today the end of the mission of the Syrian Democratic Forces »»»

Washington, Aug. 25 (SANA) The Syrian American Council on Tuesday welcomed the United States’ formal decision to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, describing it as a historic step. The council said in a post on X that the decision “reflects a new reality in Syria and remove»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief on Tuesday vowed to push on with demilitarising Gaza and disarming Hamas, despite efforts by the United States to advance the ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The comments, made during a visit by Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to the Gaza Strip, follow intermittent Israel»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there were “threats” to his country’s security. The visit comes a week after Israel bombed the disused Abu Duhur base in northwestern »»»

A rare tornado swept through southern France's Aude department on Tuesday, devastating the tiny village of Pomas. The storm destroyed homes and other local buildings including the town hall and school. Bereft residents are left dealing with the aftermath, comparing it to living through 'a wartime s»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa hailed on Tuesday the United States’ removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step for a country aiming to boost post-war reconstruction. “Today, Syria shakes off a dark stain and tears away a painful chapter »»»

Kyiv, Aug. 25 (SANA) Ukraine welcomed the U.S. decision to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism after nearly five decades, saying the move would support the country’s economic recovery and development. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a post on X that Ukraine ha»»»

LONDON: Israeli attacks on post-Assad Syria are nothing new. But when Israeli jets bombed a Syrian airbase last week, even Washington sat up and took notice — and issued a strongly worded, and very public, reprimand. Despite repeated reassurances from Damascus that Syria poses no threat to Israel, »»»

Damascus: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed early on Tuesday the United States' removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step. "Today, Syria shakes off a dark stain and tears away a painful chapter of its past to embark on a path of development, »»»

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries. The US Department of State also revoked its designatio»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he formally authorized the rescission of Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, following the mandatory 45-day Congressional notification period. Rubio also said Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organ»»»

President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) meets with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2025. On Monday, the State Department delisted Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism. File Photo by Syrian Presidency/UPI | License Photo Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. State »»»