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Clashes between local militias and clans in Syria’s Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100, and government forces were being sent to the area to restore order, authorities said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 37 people killed, including two children, in…

Ghaith Alsayed Syrian government forces pass next of a dead fighter from Druze militias, at Mazraa village on the outskirts of the city of Sweida, where clashes erupted between Sunni Bedouin clans and Druze militias, southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed) BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Israel’s…

Home / World AFP 14 Jul, 2025 02:37 AM 2 mins to read Deadly Sweida clashes kill 37 as Druze-Bedouin tensions erupt again in Syria. Photo / Getty Images Deadly Sweida clashes kill 37 as Druze-Bedouin tensions erupt again in Syria. Photo / Getty Images Clashes between Bedouin tribes and…

DP World unveils major Syria port development deal, eyes potential development of free zones...Read More

Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports on Sunday signed a $800 million agreement with UAE's DP World to bolster Syrian ports infrastructure and logistical services, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The agreement follows on from a memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in May. The…

In street crimes—like robbery, assault, and harassment—Germans had a rate of 168 per 100,000. Syrians and Afghans scored 1,291 and 1,218, respectively. Germany’s new crime data shows that foreign nationals—especially if they are younger and are from Syria, Afghanistan, Algeria, and Morocco—are far more likely to be suspects in criminal…

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President Donald Trump and Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa during Trump's visit to the Kingdom A recent report by the United Nations has indicated that no “active ties” between Al Qaeda and Syrian interim government this year, which could bolster potential US efforts to…

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Shara attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi) Amid increasing talk of an agreement between Syria and Israel, Shadi Martini, a Syrian political activist who previously managed a hospital in the city of Aleppo and…

The United Nations deployed teams to the Syrian coast on Monday as wildfires spread across Latakia province for the fifth day. Adam Abdelmoula, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Syria, said the fires sweeping through Latakia have “forced hundreds of families to flee their homes, while vast tracts of agricultural land…