Tag: DAMASCUS
Syrian inquiry finds most allegations of kidnapped Alawite women are false
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian government-led committee has found that most allegations of kidnapping of women from…
A bomb explodes on Syrian Defense Ministry bus, killing and wounding soldiers
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A bomb exploded Thursday on a Syrian Defense Ministry bus in the country's east,…
Syria’s al-Sharaa to meet Russia’s Putin in Moscow on Wednesday
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, Syria’s state news…
Syrian army and SDF reach ceasefire deal in Aleppo city following clashes
(Reuters) -The Syrian army and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached a ceasefire deal in two districts…
Syrian army redeploys near SDF fronts in northeast Syria as clashes rise
(Reuters) -The Syrian army has redeployed along several frontlines with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria,…
Syria holds first elections since Assad’s ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Sunday held its first parliamentary elections, nearly a year after a rebel-led…
Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament
Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament, in a process criticised…
Syrian electors vote in indirect polls for first post-Assad parliament
Syria is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, a…
Many Syrians are unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad’s fall
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The streets of Damascus barely showed sign Saturday a parliamentary election was set to…
Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria’s tensions
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government fighters entered the city of Sweida over the summer in an apparent bid…
Israeli strikes left Syria ‘stunned’ and makes normalization ‘difficult,’ Syrian foreign minister says
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told CNN Israeli strikes on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime…