Syria

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the "Aleppo, Key to Victory" celebration marking Syria's liberation, in Aleppo, Syria, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi In a rare face-to-face meeting, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on Tuesday discussed de-escalating the tensions between their countries and…

Syria's foreign minister met with an Israeli delegation in Paris to discuss de-escalation and the situation in Druze-majority Sweida province after deadly sectarian violence last month, state media reported Wednesday. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer attended the meeting on Tuesday, along with Syria's…

CAIRO - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss bolstering stability in the region and southern Syria, Syria's state news agency SANA reported. Syrian and Israeli officials have been conducting U.S.-mediated talks on de-escalating the conflict in southern Syria. The discussions between…

CAIRO (Reuters) -Syria's foreign minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss bolstering stability in the region and southern Syria, Syria's state news agency SANA reported. Syrian and Israeli officials have been conducting U.S.-mediated talks on de-escalating the conflict in southern Syria. The discussions between…

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About 400 million children (one in five) live in or are fleeing war. Photo: File On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including a United Nations special representative of the secretary general for Iraq. Five years later, the…

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A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and brought a new government in place in Damascus. In Lebanon, a bruising war with Israel dealt a serious blow to Hezbollah…

A recent UN report has accused Syria’s interim government forces and Assad loyalists of likely committing war crimes during March’s sectarian violence, which killed around 1,400 people, mainly civilians. The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry found no evidence that Damascus authorities ordered the attacks. However, it documented revenge killings, torture,…

Why AL-Monitor? AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as well as by media, thought and business leaders and academia. Live news & notifications…