Syria

Israeli Air Force pilot in aircraft. June 13 2025. Photo: IDF The Israeli Air Force struck positions of the Syrian army in three separate locations late Monday evening, according to Syrian state-affiliated media. While there was no official confirmation of Israel’s responsibility, sources told Israeli media outlets on Tuesday that…

Jerusalem Post / Israel News / Defense News WATCH: IAF allegedly strikes Syria's Homs, Latakia, Palmyra - report Video footage appears to show smoke and debris rising near Homs, with explosions allegedly seen in Latakia. Syria's foreign ministry denounced Israel's "escalation." IDF fighter pilots prepare to embark on a fighter…

Asylum applications to the European Union, Switzerland and Norway fell by 23 percent in the first six months of 2025, driven by a massive drop in Syrians seeking protection, the EU's asylum agency said on Monday. Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed Syrians lodged around 25,000…

DAMASCUS, Syria — Standing in the dilapidated ATM hall of his bank, Maher Elias huffed a sigh equal parts exasperation and exhaustion. Around him were lines dozens of people deep, all of them, like the 59-year-old Elias, waiting in the sweltering heat to withdraw cash. Ahead of him was a wait of…

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After Senior High School, I came across a travel agent who convinced me to travel to Syria. He painted a picture of a paradise. “In that country, you will be full of happiness. They will pay you an equivalent of GHC3,000 every month, but you won’t even touch your salary…

The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are in the grips of one of their worst droughts in decades, which is drying rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and even leading to water cutoffs in major cities Hussein Malla A drone view shows dramatically low water levels at Lake Qaraoun, one of…

Carapace of Syriemys lelunensis: The genus name combines the Greek words Συρία (Suría) and ἐμύς (emús), i.e., “Syria” und “turtle.” Credit: Wafa Adel Alhalabi Scientists discovered Syriemys lelunensis, a 50-million-year-old fossil sea turtle from Syria. Near the city of Afrin in Syria, an international group of scientists, including members of…

A French court issues the warrants in connection with the bombing of a press centre in Homs in 2012 that killed two journalists. A French court has issued arrest warrants for seven former top Syrian officials, including ex-President Bashar al-Assad, for the bombing of a press centre in Homs, a…

Israel's simultaneous push for peace and ongoing attacks in Syria are putting the country's brand-new leader to the test, threatening to undermine his nascent rule as the hardline Islamist fighters who helped bring him to power risk turning against him. Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the former Islamist rebel chief…