Anadolu has released footage showing an alleged mass grave site in the Husseiniya district of Syria’s capital Damascus. The footage strengthens claims of potential war crimes in the region. The site is close to the airport in southeastern Damascus. It is suspected more than 100 pits, each about 20 meters deep, were used as graves, [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar has reopened its embassy in Syria following the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said Khalifa Abdullah al-Mahmoud al-Sharif was named as the country’s charge d’affaires. The ministry said the resumption of the embassy’s operations in Damascus “comes nearly 13 ...
RIYADH/ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have condemned a decision by Israel to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The UAE warned that the move will lead to increased tensions and an escalation in the region. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry, the decision [&h...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem says the Syrian people have the right to choose their government and constitution. Qassem said in a televised speech that “the regime in Syria has fallen at the hands of new forces that we cannot judge until they stabilize, take clear positions, and establish order.” “We h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI has released a photo showing what Austin Tice, an American journalist who disappeared in Syria in 2012, might look like in his 40s. The effort comes in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime, as officials intensify their push to locate and bring Tice home. “Given recent events […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Saturday that Washington has had direct contact with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which led Syrian factions in the overthrow of the Baath regime. The announcement came during a news conference in southern Jordan, where Blinken participated in international minist...
ANKARA (AA) — The Turkish flag has been raised at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus as the mission resumed operations following a hiatus of 12 years. The embassy, which had suspended operations in 2012, officially reopened with Burhan Koroglu, Türkiye’s ambassador to Mauritania, as acting charge d’affaires. Turkish Foreign Minis...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani has stressed the importance of preventing aggression or assaults on Syrian territory, warning that such actions would jeopardize regional security and stability. Al-Sudani made the statement during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Baghdad, according to th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Arab League has condemned the Israeli grab of the buffer zone in the Syrian territory, saying that the Arab countries have approached the Security Council to hold a session on Israel’s actions against Syria. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that under the initiative of Egypt and other Arab [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The European Commission has announced the launch of a humanitarian air bridge operation to deliver critical health care and essential supplies to those most in need in Syria. This initiative coincides with increased humanitarian funding from the EU, underscoring its commitment to addressing the volatile and challenging situ...
