UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Mariano Grossi said Tuesday that his agency had found several "tons of nuclear materials" at a previously undeclared site dating from the rule of Syria's previous authorities. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said the material was not dangerous and that Dam»»»

Israel on Tuesday accused Turkey of posing a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike condemned by the United States which blamed its ally. The strike marks extraordinary defiance by Israel of the United States, which has sought to support Syria's new governm»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s judicial authorities have decided to hand over a former senior Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad to Damascus after questioning him over crimes he allegedly committed during the country’s conflict, officials said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Adel Issa will be the fi»»»

GENEVA: The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkiye and Syria, US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck ​a Syrian air base near the Turkish border. Barrack, who is also US ambassador to Turkiye, said Turkiye had not bee»»»

GENEVA: The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkiye and Syria, US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck ​a Syrian air base near the Turkish border. Barrack, who is also US ambassador to Turkiye, said Turkiye had not bee»»»

Share: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi at a press conference in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu via Getty Images) UN inspectors this week visited several undeclared Assad-era Syrian nuclear sites for the first time — includin»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani will head to Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day visit, a diplomatic source in Damascus told AFP on Tuesday. The source, who requested anonymity, said that Shaibani would be in Pakistan on August 19 and 20 at the invitation of his counterpart Ish»»»

DAMASCUS, Syria: Inspectors with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog have begun excavating at a site believed to be linked to a clandestine nuclear program run by Syria’s former government, the agency’s chief said on Thursday. The announcement came as Syria’s new government has pledged to cooperat»»»

Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of overthrown long-time Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, was convicted of multiple murders and murder accompanied by torture and brutality. A Damascus court issued a death sentence on Tuesday.  A Syrian court on Tuesday issued a death sentence to detainee Wassim al-»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities said Tuesday they had arrested a prominent Daesh group commander in the country’s north in the latest operation against the jihadists. In a statement, the interior ministry said security forces and unnamed international partners “arrested Hamza Abdullah Mohammad, nickna»»»

Lebanon's judiciary decided on Tuesday to extradite a former Syrian general it detained this month following a warrant from Damascus accusing him of "killing and crimes against humanity", a judicial official said. The official, requesting anonymity, told AFP that Lebanon's public prosecutor "decide»»»

Dubai: A Syrian court sentenced Wassim Al Assad, a cousin of ousted ruler Bashar Al Assad, to death after convicting him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s nearly 14-year conflict. The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus found Wassim Al Assad guilty of offences i»»»

Israeli warplanes carried out four airstrikes on the abandoned Abu Al-Duhur military airport in the eastern countryside of Idlib province in northern Syria. Local sources said the attacks were carried out at around 3 am local time (0000GMT). No information has yet been released on any casualties. S»»»

DAMASCUS: A hydrogen tank explosion at a power plant in western Syria killed three people on Tuesday, an electricity company official said. Alaa Sawda, head of the Syrian Electricity Company’s media department told the official SANA news agency that “the explosion at the Banias thermal power plant »»»

DAMASCUS: A Syrian court on Tuesday issued a death sentence to detainee Wassim Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Assad who was himself sentenced to death in absentia a week ago. Judge Fakhr Al-Din Al-Aryan said Wassim Assad was convicted of multiple murders and “murder accompanied by torture»»»

A Syrian court on Tuesday issued a death sentence to detainee Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad who was himself sentenced to death in absentia a week ago. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan said Wassim al-Assad was convicted of multiple murders and "murder accompanied by torture »»»

DAMASCUS: Unidentified aircraft on Tuesday struck an out-of-service military airfield in northwest Syria where forces from the country’s defense ministry are present, a security source told AFP. “Early on Tuesday morning, unknown aircraft bombed the Abu Duhur military airport in Idlib province,” th»»»

Idlib: Four airstrikes hit the Abu al-Zuhour military airport in the eastern countryside of Idlib on Tuesday, marking the first reported attack on the strategic facility since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in December 2024. The aircraft involved have not been officially identified. The i»»»

DAMASCUS, Syria: The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s decades-long rule. Syrians have taken to social media and»»»

LONDON: In a sign of the growing pressure on Syria’s embattled captagon networks, smugglers are increasingly taking to the air — not in aircraft, but using balloons in an attempt to bypass tighter border controls and carry the illicit drug into Jordan and beyond. Increasingly, however, their balloo»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria said it detained seven people after a man with a condition that can lead to uncontrolled bleeding died on Sunday following a beating in police custody, with two government ministers vowing accountability.The emergencies and disaster management ministry said Mohammed Ghumeira died “d»»»

DAMASCUS: Trials of leading figures from the deposed Syrian regime represent a significant turning point in the country’s transitional justice process, two rights organizations said. Speaking to SANA, the organizations said the judicial process moves documented rights cases into national courts, en»»»

Independence Day celebrations bring Pakistanis together in Sharjah Pakistani community gathers at Pakistan Social Centre Sharjah for cultural performances, national songs and celebrations Sharjah: National pride and cultural spirit filled the Pakistan Social Centre Sharjah as the community gathered»»»

LONDON: Syrian security forces have arrested an Assad-era police officer who was convicted in an Austrian court for torturing opponents of the former president. Musab Abu Rukba was detained in southern Syria “as part of ongoing operations against people implicated in terrorism cases,” the state new»»»

DAMASCUS/FRANKFURT: A former Syrian security officer sentenced to prison in Austria for abusing detainees during Bashar Assad’s rule left the country while appealing against his sentence and returned to Syria earlier this month, according to four sources and messages reviewed by Reuters. Lt. Col. M»»»

After the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in December 2024, Turkey has emerged as the most influential external power in Syria. File Photo by Youssef Badawi/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Relations between Lebanon and Turkey recently underwent a significant shift, driven by »»»

Lebanon has formally abolished the death penalty, going against the grain in a region where Iran and Saudi Arabia are reportedly the second- and third-biggest executors globally, after China. Here's a look at which countries in the Middle East and North Africa top the list of executioners, which ha»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday that it released six people detained during an investigation into a Daesh cell in the southern province of Quneitra, saying it found no evidence that they were involved and apologizing to them and their families. The detentions f»»»

The Libyan National Army, which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, said Tuesday that a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi. The assassination raises fresh questions over security in the stronghold of military commander Khalifa Haftar as efforts »»»

DAMASCUS: The Syrian Network for Human Rights’ Executive Director Fadel Abdulghany said on Wednesday that the rulings issued on Tuesday against former leader Bashar Assad, Atef Najib, and seven others represent an important legal step toward breaking the cycle of impunity in the country. The ruling»»»

LONDON: Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of narcotics into neighboring Jordan using balloons. Officers seized 70 kg of hashish, 45,000 captagon pills and equipment allegedly used in the operation, the state-run SANA news agency reported, »»»

LONDON: The Syrian foreign minister, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, and Lebanon’s prime minister, Nawaf Salam, on Wednesday discussed ways in which cooperation between their countries might be enhanced, and efforts to support security and stability. During their telephone conversation they also talked a»»»

Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed an amnesty law, the first of its kind since 1991, that is expected to benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people. The legislation is largely aimed at easing prison overcrowding but critics say it is the result of bargaining among secta»»»

Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a general amnesty law reducing sentences for inmates and people detained for more than 12 years without charges in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding. The legislation was passed a day after Lebanon became the first Middle Eastern country to abolish the deat»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday, vowing to destroy infrastructure and keep troops in a so-called “security zone” as well as in Syria and Gaza. The comments came almost two months after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-sponsored framework deal »»»

LONDON: The EU said on Wednesday that it does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, reaffirming its support for Syria’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. “In line with international law and UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 497, th»»»

Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed an amnesty law, the first of its kind since 1991, that is expected to benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people. The legislation is largely aimed at easing prison overcrowding but critics say it is the result of bargaining among sectarian groups and p»»»

Russia said on 11 August that it had reached a deal with Syria on the future of Moscow's military ⁠bases, describing it as "an important step that would boost ties between the two countries", the state RIA news agency reported, citing the Russian foreign ministry. For its part, Syria's foreign mini»»»

DAMASCUS: Bashar Assad’s 24-year rule of Syria ended abruptly in December 2024 following a lightning advance by rebel forces who struck while the Russian ‌and Iranian allies who had backed him through years of civil war were distracted by conflicts elsewhere. He fled to Moscow, ending more than fiv»»»

LONDON: For almost a quarter of a century, Bashar Assad stood at the apex of a Syrian state in which the president appeared beyond the reach of its courts. On Tuesday, that relationship was dramatically reversed. Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced the ousted president to death in a»»»

LONDON: Colombia on Monday recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Arab Republic’s Golan Heights, becoming only the second UN member state to do so after the US recognized Israel’s claim in 2019. The Aug. 10 announcement was among new President Abelardo de la Espriella’s first major foreign »»»

A court in Damascus on Tuesday sentenced the exiled former dictator Bashar al-Assad and eight ex-officials in his regime to death after finding them guilty of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity. Photo by Sana news agency/EPA Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A court in Dam»»»

Damascus, Aug. 11 (SANA) Syrian officials and legal experts said the verdict issued against Atef Najib by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus represents an important step in the accountability process, stressing the importance of justice, victims’ rights and adherence to legal procedures. Ministe»»»

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday, along with his younger brother, for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler B»»»

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus »»»

The US and Israel have reached a deal with Damascus to remove nuclear material from a secret site in Syria, Axios reported on Monday, citing US and Israeli officials. According to the publication, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be given access to the area, labeled ‘Site 99’, to »»»

Dubai: A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar Al Assad to death in absentia, alongside his brother Maher and former senior security official Atef Najib, in a landmark case linked to the violent crackdown during Syria’s 2011 uprising. The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus handed»»»

DAMASCUS: A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him over charges of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” during the country’s civil war. The ruling against Assad, who fled with his family to Moscow as Islamist-led forces closed in»»»

The Makkah Mutual Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan is more than a new military accord among three major states. It points to a broader reshaping of the region’s security landscape after the wars and upheavals of recent years. For the “new Syria”, it carries particular si»»»