Syria

WASHINGTON – The United States has temporarily lifted some sanctions on Syria as part of an effort to attract international investment and support long-term regional stability, a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, State Department...

The Ministry of Information honoured the winning works of the “Syria in Our Eyes” initiative during a ceremony held at the Damascus Opera House.  The event, organised by the General Corporation for Radio and Television Production in collaboration with Trend...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Tuesday, May 27, that he has extended an invitation to Asaad al-Shaibani, Foreign Minister of the Syrian Transitional Government, to visit Russia. Speaking at a joint press conference in Moscow alongside his Turkish...

PARIS– French prosecutors requested yesterday a 10-year prison sentence for Majdi Nema, a former Syrian rebel commander and spokesman for the Islamist group Jaysh al-Islam, on charges related to war crimes during Syria’s civil war. Nema, 37, was arrested in...

Al-Hasakah, northeastern Syria – The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with Syria’s transitional government to facilitate the removal of Syrian families from the al-Hol detention camp. Sheikhmus Ahmad, head...

Damascus, Syria – Syria’s transitional government said on Monday it had dismantled an ISIS cell operating in the rural outskirts of the capital, Damascus, as part of ongoing efforts to curb extremist activity in the country. In a statement posted...

Ankara – Turkey is planning to establish military bases in Syria as part of a broader effort to combat the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a report published Sunday by the pro-government Turkish daily Türkiye Gazetesi. Citing unnamed security sources,...

Damascus Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, May 24, Nour al-Din al-Baba said the Ministry had decided to merge the police and public security agencies into a single entity under the name “Internal Security Command.” This unified command will...

Damascus, Syria – Syria’s transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani held talks on Saturday with U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, focusing on key American priorities including economic sanctions relief, foreign investment, and regional security, according...

In a meeting last Tuesday in Brussels, the foreign ministers of the EU’s 27 member states agreed to end economic sanctions previously imposed on Syria. The decision was presented as part of the bloc’s broader effort to support Syria’s reconstruction...