Mohamad ChreytehIt was hoped the end of the civil war would bring relief and a measure of prosperity to Syria. Visiting the ruined town of Daraya near Damascus, DW's correspondent found out that rebuilding has barely begun. https://p.dw.com/p/54upKAdvertisementOne year after the fall of Assad, Dara»»»

BEIRUT: One of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as part of rare security cooperation between intelligence agencies in Iraq and Lebanon, Iraq’s Interior Ministry said. The announcement late Monday came a month after the Le»»»

One of Lebanon's largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as part of rare security cooperation between intelligence agencies in Iraq and Lebanon, Iraq's Interior Ministry said. The announcement late Monday came a month after the Lebanese A»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Syria war monitor said Wednesday that two people including a Druze fighter were killed in overnight clashes as sectarian violence that killed 17 spread to a new area near Damascus. "At least two people including a Druze fighter were killed in clashes be»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s interior minister said on Friday that Beirut was working to find a solution with Syria, after two security officials said Damascus had imposed new restrictions on the entry of Lebanese citizens. “Work is underway to resolve the issue of Lebanese citizens being prevented from enter»»»

Investigations into Rifaat al-Assad's granddaughter and mother continued in Lebanon after they were detained for attempting to travel using a forged passport. Shams Duraid Rifaat al-Assad and her mother Rasha Khazem were arrested at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport last week. The new Syr»»»

An Israeli airstrike in the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday killed 11 people, according to a war monitor, as Israel continues to target Syrian weapons and military infrastructure even after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the a»»»

His seeming death at the hands of the government highlights the plight of many Syrians waiting for news on their missing loved ones The reports of long-time Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada’s death in Syria’s infamous Sednaya prison sent shockwaves across the globe. “I was on a live stream yesterday»»»

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Syrian President Bashar Assad today (Saturday, October 5) in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and accompanying delegation, discussed the strategic relations between Syria and Iran and the importance of this relationship in dealing with He emphasized »»»

Damascus, SANA- upon the directives of President Bashar al-Assad, Advisor to the Foreign Minister for Lebanese Affairs, former Ambassador in Beirut, Ali Abdul-Karim extended condolence on the demise of former Lebanese prime Minister Salim al-Hoss. Ambassador Abdul-Karim extended condolences to al-H»»»

Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may consider allowing Assad to extend his rule DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term o»»»

His two-day visit, first by Iranian president, will be capped by string of agreements BEIRUT: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Damascus next week, a senior regional source close to the Syrian government told Reuters on Friday. The visit will be the first by an Iranian president to Syrian »»»

BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Damascus next week, a senior regional source close to the Syrian government told Reuters on Friday. The visit will be the first by an Iranian president to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since war broke out in Syria in 2011. W»»»

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian has left Syria for Lebanon as part of a regional tour that includes high-profile meetings. - Politics news - Heading a high-ranking diplomatic delegation, the Iranian foreign minister left Damascus for Beirut on Thursday. The top Ir»»»

Israeli planes bombed sites belonging to the militias of the Assad regime and Iran near the Syrian capital, Damascus, in southern Syria today. The Syrian state news agency (SANA) quoted a military source as saying: "At around five o'clock this morning, the Israeli enemy carried out an airstrike com»»»

At least two Syrians were killed early Monday after an Israeli attack targeted the capital Damascus, according to the Syrian official news agency, SANA. “At about 05:00 a.m. (0300GMT) on Monday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression from the direction of southern Beirut, targeting »»»