Syrian Civil War

Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah

The Syrian minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on his first stop, and then headed for a meeting with the parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.
A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Lebanon's late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a gas station in Nubl, in rural Aleppo, Syria, December 11, 2024.

Syria accuses Hezbollah-linked cells of plotting attacks, signaling break from Assad-era alliance

The logo of the French building materials maker Lafarge at Lafarge concrete production plant in Pantin near Paris, France, November 3, 2025.

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria


UAE re-opens Damascus embassy in another win for Assad's Syria

Damascus has a long way to go, but it appears to be winning one round after another.

A GIRL holds an image of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Israelis, Arabs and Kurds discuss a Middle East confederation in Jerusalem

“Israel should not be afraid of a confederation of Iraq and Syria as a counterweight to a more assertive Turkey and Iran.”

Kurdish Peshmerga vehicles rush to the front line at Altun Kupri after clashes with Iraqi security forces last Friday.

US report: Iran provoking and threatening the US in Syria and Iraq

Defense Department Inspector General presents sobering report on Iran's influence and unclear US policy to confront Iran's role in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. forces set up a new base in Manbij, Syria May 8, 2018. Picture Taken May 8, 2018

Russia's sole aircraft carrier damaged after crane crashes into it

Touted as a symbol of power by Moscow, the 'Admiral Kuznetsov' had been deployed to the Mediterranean to take part in the Syrian conflict.

Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in international waters off the coast of Northern Norway on October 17, 2016

Russia: Israeli military action in Syria increases regional tensions

Israel has insisted that it notified Moscow of its movements and has blamed Syria for the downed plane.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Senior official: Israel has attacked Syria since Russian spy plane downed

Syria downed the Russian plane after an Israeli attack on an Iranian target.

An Israeli air force F15 fighter jet flies during an exhibition as part of a pilot graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim air base, southern Israel June 25, 2009

Russian General: Syrian side of Quneitra crossing ready to be opened

The announcement comes less than a week after Israel's Defense Minister said Israel was ready to open its side of the crossing.

A United Nations peacekeeping soldier stands on an observation tower near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria

It is not time for Israel to play Russian roulette

If the current state of relations between the two countries continues to deteriorate, Russia will have no reason to keep the Iranians away from the Golan Heights.

The Russian S-300 anti-missile rocket system moves along a central street during a rehearsal for a military parade in Moscow in 2009

Syria to U.N.: Israel assisted terrorists, we'll liberate Golan Heights

"Any force in Syria without authorization is an occupying force."

Deputy Prime Minister for Syrian Arab Republic Walid Al-Moualem addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2017.

Liberman: We are ready to open Quinetra Crossing

"The ball is in the Syrian side of the court"

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman at the Quneitra border crossing, September 27, 2018