Syria eyes security deals with Israel by end-2025

Syria eyes security deals with Israel by end-2025 Photo: Times of Israel DAMASCUS, Sept 18, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Syria expects to finalise security and military agreements with Israel by end-2025, an official said Thursday, in what would be a...

Syria Druze leader rejects Damascus talks, praises Israel

Hikmat al-Hijri is one of the most influential Druze spiritual and political figures in Suweida [Getty] Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria’s Suweida province, has ruled out negotiations with the government...

Syria: Israeli enemy forces advance into Quneitra countryside, bulldoze land, and set up checkpoint

Syria: Israeli enemy forces advance into Quneitra countryside, bulldoze land, and set up checkpoint Damascus – Saba: An Israeli enemy patrol consisting of five military vehicles advanced today, Thursday, into the town of al-Ma’allaqa in southern...

Syrian authorities find mass grave containing 100 bodies

Dozens of mass graves have been found in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime [Getty] A mass grave containing the remains of around 100 people killed by the former Assad regime and its ally Hezbollah in 2014 has been found near the town of...

Damascus unveils Suwayda roadmap, faces rejection from local leadership

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian transitional government announced on Sep. 16 a six-step roadmap aimed at resolving the crisis in the Druze-majority Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria, with support...

Syria to strike security deals with Israel by end of 2025: Ministry official to AFP

Syria will strike several security and military agreements with Israel by the end of the year, a foreign ministry official told AFP on Thursday. "There is progress in the talks with Israel," said the official who requested anonymity because they...

Syrian injured in Israeli airstrike on Meiss El Jabal, health center reports

Syria FM heads to US in first such visit in more than 25 years

by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 September 2025, 11:36 Syria's foreign minister is heading to Washington on Thursday, a foreign ministry source told AFP, in the first such visit in more than 25 years. "Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani will travel...

Syria to strike security deals with Israel by end of 2025

by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 September 2025, 12:07 Syria will strike several security and military agreements with Israel by the end of the year, a foreign ministry official told AFP on Thursday. "There is progress in the talks with Israel," said the...

Syria and Israel Could Reach Security Pact Within Days

A security pact between Jerusalem and Damascus could happen within days, according to Syria’s President. Speaking to reporters in Damascus, President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said the security pact is a “necessity,” calling on the United Nations to monitor...

Syria-Israel security, military deals could materialize by end-2025

Syria hopes to finalize security and military agreements with Israel by the end of 2025, an official said Thursday, marking a potential breakthrough less than a year after the ouster of Bashar Assad. With the United States pushing for a settlement...

'Syria, Israel eye security deals by end of 2025'

Also on Thursday, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed in Washington, state television reported, to conduct the first such visit in more than 25 years. 2 View gallery Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (Photo: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters) "There is...

US institute outlines Israeli plan to split southern Syria in three

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Wednesday that Israel has presented a proposal to the Syrian government for a new security arrangement in southern Syria. The plan calls for dividing the...

Israeli strike in Baalbek targets arms dealer tied to Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it had killed a Lebanese national in an airstrike in the Baalbek area of eastern Lebanon, saying he was involved in supplying weapons to cells operating inside Syria. In a...

Syria Aims to Finalize Security and Military Agreements with Israel by Year-End

TDT | Damascus Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Syria expects to finalize key security and military agreements with Israel by the end of 2025, a Syrian official announced Thursday, signaling a potential breakthrough less than a year after...

Damascus seeks agreements with Israel (and Druze), but chaos reigns over the vote

For interim president al-Sharaa, ongoing negotiations between Syria and the Jewish state could yield results ‘in the coming days.’ The Golan Heights issue is excluded. Request for UN monitoring of territorial integrity and respect for airspace....

After Emirates and Air Arabia, Etihad announces flights to Damascus from June

Etihad Airways joins a growing number of UAE airlines to resume flights to Damascus. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said it would begin flights to the Syrian capital with four weekly trips starting June 12, 2026. Etihad suspended all flights to...

US removes Syria envoys as Kurds face pressure to join Damascus

Reuters reports that several senior US diplomats working on Syria were suddenly dismissed as the Trump administration pushes to place the Kurdish SDF under the authority of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Several of Washington's top diplomats...

Afrin crisis remains central in talks with Syrian government – SDC official  

ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – A senior official from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) stated on Thursday that the situation in Afrin, located in northwestern Syria, remains a key issue in all negotiations with the Syrian transitional government...

UN Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen Resigns

The United Nations special envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, unexpectedly resigned on Thursday after almost seven years as the organization's representative to the war-torn country. "I wish to let the council know that I have informed the...