President Al-Sharaa thanks Saudi Arabia for hospitality
Damascus SANA-Concluding his visit to Saudi Arabia President Ahmad Al-Sharaa thanked the Kingdom and the Saudi people for the ...
The birth of Syria's 'state of barbarism'
The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...
In the New Syria, Religious Minorities Swing Between Hope and Fear
Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...
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Damascus opera house welcomes first concert since ouster of al-Assad
Syria's national symphony orchestra takes to the stage for its first concert at Damascus opera house since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. After Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad on December 8, the orchestra ...
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Kurdish administration slams Damascus for ‘illegal’ conference
Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Sunday condemned the new authority in Damascus for recently holding an “illegal ...
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Foreign officials begin meeting Syria's interim president
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became the first head of state to visit Damascus, Syria's capital, and meet with Sharaa. The Qatari royal court said the emir discussed with Sharaa ...
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Syria, Qatar discuss reconstruction during emir’s visit to Damascus
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included ... Wednesday’s announcement by Syria’s authorities “on the end of the ...
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Syria's interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally DUBAI ...
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Syria’s interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first diplomatic trip
DUBAI (AP) — Syria’s interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’s shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.
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Qatar’s Emir becomes first head of state to visit Syria’s Damascus since Assad’s fall
Relations between Syria and many fellow Arab states as well as Western powers have been thawing under the country’s change of leadership, which ended Damascus’ close alliance with Russia and Iran.