Syria issues appeal to EU for help battling massive wildfires along northwestern coast

By&nbspGavin Blackburn&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 08/07/2025 - 19:13 GMT+2 Authorities in Syria appealed to the European Union on Tuesday for help in battling massive wildfires that have been spreading across the north-western coastal region for...

Syria seeks European help as forest wildfires rage

DAMASCUS: Syria’s minister of emergencies and disaster management on Tuesday requested support from the European Union to battle wildfires that have swept through a vast stretch of forested land. The fires have been burning for six days, with...

Syrian Civil Defense evacuates village as wildfires spread across Latakia

LATAKIA, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Civil Defense teams evacuated on Tuesday residents from a village in the northern countryside of Latakia following the rapid expansion of wildfires that have been raging for six consecutive days in the...

Turkish Energy Minister Says SOCAR May Become Partner in Providing Gas to Syria

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Syria’s army rebrands for life after Assad

Syria’s Defense Ministry held a graduation ceremony Tuesday in Aleppo for the first class of the newly established 76th Division, part of a broader effort to rebuild the country’s military following the ouster of President Bashar Assad. The...

Syrian Finance Minister Lifts Asset Seizure on Minister of Religious Endowments

The Syrian Minister of Finance, Mohammed Yosr Bernieh , issued a decision to lift the precautionary seizure on the movable and immovable funds belonging to the Syrian Minister of Religious Endowments, Mohammad Abu al-Khair Shukri. According to the...

Israel shifts approach to Syria’s new government as apprehension wanes

Syria and Sweden discus energy cooperation

Damascus, SANA- Energy Minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, and Ms. Jessica Svärdström, Chargé d’Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in Damascus discussed Tuesday energy cooperation and enhancing bilateral relations. Promoting Syrian-Swedish ties in the...

Syrian, Lebanese talks to facilitate trade exchange

Damascus, SANA-Transport Minister, Yarub Badr, held talks Tuesday with a Lebanese delegation of Truck Owners Syndicate on ways of facilitating trucks movement between Syria and Lebanon and solving obstacles that hinder the land transport....

US lawsuit exposes Turkey-based Ponzi scheme tied to Syrian opposition figure

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A major fraud lawsuit filed in US federal court has exposed an international Ponzi scheme involving a high-profile Syrian opposition figure with close ties to officials in the Islamist government of Turkish President...

Syria Seeks EU Help to Battle Massive Wildfires

Syria’s minister of emergencies and disaster management on Tuesday requested support from the European Union to battle wildfires that have swept through a vast stretch of forested land. The fires have been burning for six days, with Syrian...

Syria, Jordan discuss cooperation in social welfare fields

Amman, SANA – Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind kabawat discussed Tuesday with Jordanian Minister of Social Development Wafaa Bani Mustafa, ways of cooperation in social welfare and protection’s fields of between the two countries....

President Sharaa Meets U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack in Damascus to Discuss Four Key Files

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa held a high-level meeting on Wednesday with U.S. special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack and a representative from the U.S. State Department’s Eastern Syria desk. The meeting took place at the People’s Palace in...

Mazloum Abdi in Damascus: Talks Resume with Syrian Government under U.S.-Led Coalition Pressure

In a surprising development, Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), arrived in Damascus on Tuesday evening at the head of a delegation representing both the SDF and its political wing, the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC),...

The Bashar al-Assad Regime falls in Syria -- Some Analysis

The Assad regime has fallen in Syria, ending decades of brutal dictatorship and striking another massive blow to the Iranian axis. (Russian Foreign Ministry statement -- https://x.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1865722209198657749 ) Overnight, rebel...

A Syrian death factory gives up its secrets

Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Saydnaya Prison would call the names of the condemned, usually dozens at a time. They wrapped nooses around their necks, then dragged tables from beneath their feet with a scraping that echoed through...

Syria arrest’s Assad’s top Damascus security official Riad Hamdo al-Shahada

Brigadier General Riad Hamdo al-Shahada, the former head of the Political Security Branch in Damascus was arrested by Syrian security forces Syrian security forces arrested Brigadier General Riad Hamdo al-Shahada, the former head of the Political...

Morocco Officially Reopens Embassy in Damascus After 13-Year Closure

Rabat — Morocco officially reopened its embassy in Damascus last Sunday, resuming full diplomatic operations following a 13-year closure. The Moroccan monarch announced the decision to reopen the embassy during his speech at the 34th Arab League...

Why Netanyahu's Washington visit wasn't really about Iran or Syria

Just 10 days ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marched the heads of Military Intelligence and the Mossad to the Tel Aviv District Court so they could present a classified opinion that would enable him to again delay giving further testimony.

Morocco reopens its embassy in Syria after 13-year closure

Morocco announced on Wednesday the reopening of its embassy in Syria after a 13-year closure, Anadolu reports. The embassy resumed its operations in Damascus last Sunday, the official Moroccan news agency reported. It noted that the embassy was...