(MENAFN) Syria has forcefully condemned recent Israeli airstrikes on its southern territory, describing the attacks as a "treacherous aggression" and a serious breach of international law. In an official statement, the Syrian Foreign Ministry...
(MENAFN) Egypt strongly condemned Israel on Wednesday over a wave of airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon, denouncing them as a “violation” of both nations' sovereignty and a “breach” of international law. In an official statement, the Egyptian Foreign...
(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed profound alarm over the ongoing violent clashes in Syria’s Suweida governorate, a region predominantly inhabited by Druze communities, where numerous casualties have been reported,...
(MENAFN) Syrian defense officials announced a full ceasefire Tuesday in the southern Sweida province after days of intense fighting among Druze militias, Bedouin tribes, and the interim government’s forces, according to defense chief Murhaf Abu...
(MENAFN) Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra declared a comprehensive truce in the southern Syrian region of Suwayda on Tuesday, following deliberations with prominent local figures. In an announcement posted on X, he addressed military...
(MENAFN) Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes Monday on areas surrounding Suwayda city in southern Syria, according to Syrian state media reports. The state news agency reported that Israeli fighter jets conducted two strikes near the town of...
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, an Israeli warplane carried out a strike in Suwayda, a province in southern Syria predominantly inhabited by the Druze community. The aerial assault targeted the heart of the region, intensifying already heightened tensions in...
(MENAFN) An Israeli warplane carried out an airstrike on the Druze-majority governorate of Suwayda, located in southern Syria, on Tuesday, escalating tensions in the region. According to a state-run news agency, “Israeli occupation aircraft...
(MENAFN) Türkiye has called for a rapid end to the escalating violence in southern Syria and emphasized the importance of resolving the conflict through local dialogue led by the Syrian government, according to a statement released by its Foreign...
(MENAFN) Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports (GALSP) has entered into a major agreement valued at $800 million with DP World, a leading global port operator based in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Syrian state news outlet on...
2025-07-16T09:56:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil On Wednesday, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur to discuss security cooperation. According to a statement...
Syrian authorities were accused on Tuesday of carrying out summary executions of civilians in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida, where Israel said it had launched strikes against government forces in defence of the religious minority.
Damascus: The Israeli army said Wednesday that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defence in Damascus. The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and...
Syria (MNN) — Syria’s defense minister announces a ceasefire as government tanks roll into a key city in Suweida province, home to the Druze minority. But a critical question remains – will the truce hold? Samuel of Redemptive Stories says, “The...
Syria announced Tuesday that firefighting operations have ended in the mountainous areas of Latakia province in the country's northwest following days of intense wildfires. While declaring the fires fully extinguished, Minister of Emergency and...
First published in Arabic at Al-Quds al-Arabi. Translation from Gilbert Achcar's blog. Whatever is the origin of the recent bloody clashes in the Suwayda Governorate — whether they were merely the result of the chaos prevailing in post-Assad...
Inadequate infrastructure, regional conflict and intermittent Israeli airstrikes are deterring more airlines from resuming operations in Syria, according to industry officials, undermining efforts to revive the country's war-torn economy after 14...
DAMUSCUS, July 15: The Syrian government has announced a ban on trucks originating from Egypt and Saudi Arabia from entering Syrian territory, citing the need to support local transport workers and enforce reciprocal trade practices. The decision,...
Christians in Syria are grappling with whether to remain in or emigrate from their homeland as they continue to witness deadly anti-Christian attacks, such as the recent murder of a Christian businessman and the June 22 bombing at a Greek Orthodox...
Syria announced on Tuesday that it will no longer allow trucks from Saudi Arabia and Egypt to enter its territory, citing unequal treatment of Syrian vehicles by the two countries. The decision, issued by the General Authority for Land and Sea...
