Syria

Clashes in Suwayda Province between Druze fighters and Syrian government forces, July 16, 2025.. (Photo: Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via Reuters) With the situation in the Druze-majority city of Suwayda in southern Syria still unclear, reports on Tuesday said that Israel has been paying salaries to around 3,000 Druze militia fighters.  The…

By: Ghaith Alsayed, The Associated Press Posted: 9:06 AM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025 BEIRUT (AP) — Syria, Jordan and the United States agreed Tuesday on a roadmap to restore security in a southern Syrian region that saw deadly sectarian clashes in July, including plans to guard main roads and…

Article content Dave Gordon interviewed Osman for National Post: Article content What were you taught about Jews? Article content I grew up in Lebanon, but then I lived in Syria for four years. I lived in Saudi Arabia for one and a half years, and I lived in Qatar less…

A drone view shows vessel Aquatica, carrying Russian oil, waiting to be unloaded at Baniyas port, Syria, March 25, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations held a call on Friday to discuss tightening sanctions on Russia and imposing potential tariffs on countries deemed to…

Jerusalem Post / Middle East Syria negotiating with Israel for border security agreement, Al-Sharaa says Al-Shaara also added that he is negotiating for an IDF withdrawal from the territories it captured in the southern part of the country following the fall of the Assad regime. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, August…

The Israel Defense Forces revealed military operations against Iranian forces in Lebanon and Syria over the past two days, highlighting that, despite the end of the 12-day war, fighting between Israel and Iran has continued under the radar. On Thursday, the IDF said it eliminated an operative who served both…

A small group of Syrian Druze gathered during a vigil in London to pay respect to the fallen family members and soldiers during the clashes between the Druze and the Bedouin armed groups then the siege in Sweida, Syria, Aug. 30, 2025. (Photo: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images via Reuters)…

Eurochild strongly rejects the divisive migration narrative reflected in the title of today’s European Parliament debate, which instrumentalises children and women and portrays people on the move as threats . Ten years ago, the world was confronted with the image of Aylan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy who drowned while…

In the nearly two years since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, the country’s campaign to destroy the militant group in Gaza has sprawled into a web of interconnected conflicts across the region — involving Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territories and five countries, with Tuesday’s strike on Qatar…

Israel's latest strike on Qatar has "undoubtedly undermined" ongoing peace negotiations with Hamas and could put the lives of hostages and Gazans at further risk, according to expert analysis. Hamas confirmed the attack on Doha killed five of its members, including a senior leader's son. A member of Qatar's security…