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DAMASCUS (AA) – Israel has bombed Syrian army positions in the Al-Safira area southeast of Aleppo city. An air defense base and warehouse were targeted, said local sources. A number of people in the area were killed and injured in around 10 airstrikes, according to preliminary reports. While Israeli soldiers were conducting a landing ope...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister said Monday that his first official visit will be to Saudi Arabia. Asaad al-Shaibani said he accepted an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan to visit the kingdom. “I am honored to represent my country on my first official visit (to Saudi Arabia),” he ...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Asma Assad, the British-born wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, has been effectively barred from returning to the UK after her British passport expired, according to local media. Without a valid passport, Asma Assad cannot return to her hometown London, according to the Sunday Times. Moscow confirmed earlier this mon...
DAMASCUS / BEIRUT (AA) — At least 70 officers of Syria’s deposed Assad regime who had fled to Lebanon have reportedly been handed over to Syria’s new administration. “The army on Saturday handed over to the Syrian Military Operations Directorate approximately 70 Syrian nationals, including officers of various ranks from the f...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria is seeking regional cooperation after Iran halted oil shipments to Damascus following the end of the 61-year Baath regime, further worsening the country’s ongoing energy crisis. Sources say that the Assad regime got about 90% of oil from Iran — 60,000 to 70,000 barrels per day — and the remaining 10% […]...
DAMASCUS (AA) – In the Kabun neighborhood of Damascus, Syrians are struggling to rebuild their lives. The most visible scars of the 13-year civil war are found in Kabun, where Syrians fought for freedom against the Bashar al-Assad regime. Located 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from central Damascus, Kabun was once home to a thriving Tailors [&...
ALEPPO/DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) — Protests in Syria, triggered by claims of damage to a religious shrine, were the result of provocations by elements of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime, the country’s interim government said. Protests erupted in several areas, including Hama, Homs, Latakia, Tartus, and the towns of Jableh and Banyas, after video...
The Israeli military attacked a group of civilians protesting its occupation in Quneitra province, Syria. Residents of Suwayse, a village in the southwestern province of Quneitra, organized a demonstration against Israel’s territorial occupation. At least three people were reportedly injured in the Israeli army’s attack on demonstr...
LATAKIA, Syria (AA) – At least 14 people have been killed and 10 injured in an ambush by remnants of Syria’s ousted Bashar Assad regime. Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman told state news agency SANA that forces aligned with the former Assad regime attacked security personnel in rural areas of Tartus province. He said “14 [&he...
İSTANBUL (AA) -Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani warned Iran on Tuesday against actions that could incite instability in Syria and held Tehran responsible for potential consequences of recent statements. “Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people, the sovereignty of the nation, and its territorial integrity. We caution them again...
