ISTANBUL (AA) – A UK-based Syrian rights group has said that it has compiled a list of around 16,200 members of the ousted Assad regime accused of crimes against civilians. “The ousted Assad regime committed serious violations that affected millions of Syrians,” the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said in a statement. The ri...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Two former Israeli intelligence officers say that Mossad controlled “every aspect” of the attacks on Lebanon and Syria in September. Planning for the two-day act of terror, which killed 30 and injured over 3,000 on September 17 and 18, began a decade ago by weaponizing walkie-talkies, according to former Mossad offi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar will have an active and purposeful role in Syria’s reconstruction and development process, said Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Syria’s new administration. He was speaking at a press conference after meeting in Damascus with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Al-Khulaifi, the first official Qatari...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN human rights office has underscored its commitment and that of other international mechanisms to ensure accountability for human rights violations in Syria. “The High Commissioner (Volker Turk) has stated our Office and other international mechanisms – including the Independent International Commission of Inqui...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) – Following the collapse of the Assad regime, soldiers and security personnel are surrendering their weapons and registering at reconciliation centers established by the new interim government. In the wake of the regime’s collapse on December 8, a former military conscription office in Mezze in the capital Damascus now fun...
Thousands gathered in the Syrian city of Idlib to attend a concert organized by Syria Relief, a London-based humanitarian organization. The concert featured renowned Syrian artist Yahya Hawwa with revolutionary and resistance-themed songs and anthems. Attendees waved Syrian flags across the venue and the concert concluded peacefully. Earlier, ...
The U.S. last week imposed new sanctions on Pakistan’s National Defense Complex and three Karachi-based companies: Affiliates International, Akhtar and Sons Private Limited, and Rockside Enterprise. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer raised concerns about Islamabad’s intentions, citing its development of advanced missile technology. H...
DAMASCUS (AA) – After the fall of Syria’s 61-year-old Baath regime, Anadolu filmed a torture center in the Syrian capital, revealing the Assad family’s abuses. Located in Damascus’s Kafr Sousa district, the intelligence headquarters of the Bashar Assad regime, nestled among ministries and government buildings, conceals underg...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Amid escalating conflict between the junta government and rebel Arakan Army in Burma, a fresh 60,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh in the last two months, a Bangladeshi official said on Sunday. Bangladesh is hosting over 1.2 million Rohingya in its southeastern Cox’s Bazar district. Most of the Rohingya Muslims fled Burm...
DAMASCUS (AA) – The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, called for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Syria during a meeting with a delegation led by Barbara Leaf, the top US diplomat for the Middle East. During the meeting in Damascus, Al-Jolani called on his interlocutors to support Syria’s recovery and [&hel...