Syria's Leader Set to Participate in 80th UN General Assembly

(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa is set to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the “High-Level Week” in New York from September 22-30. Al-Sharaa will be joined by Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani...

Syria busts Hezbollah-linked cell in Damascus area, seizes arms

Syria says that its forces dismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group, APA reports. “Specialized units in cooperation with the general intelligence service… were able to arrest a terrorist cell belonging to the Hezbollah...

Syria says busted 'Hezbollah cell', seized rockets and arms

by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 September 2025, 12:34 Syria said Thursday that its forces dismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon's Hezbollah, a key ally of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. "Specialized units in cooperation with the general...

Head of US military’s Central Command meets Syrian leader in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command met Friday with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa… DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command met Friday with Syria’s interim President...

Nine killed, including child, in separate incidents across Syria

Damascus - Saba: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the killing of nine people and the martyrdom of a child in separate incidents that occurred on Thursday in various parts of Syria, amid ongoing violence and security chaos. The...

Syria says it arrested Hezbollah cell in Damascus countryside

Syrian authorities said Thursday they arrested a Hezbollah cell operating in the western countryside of Damascus, accusing its members of plotting attacks inside the country. Brig. Gen. Ahmad al-Dalati, head of Internal Security in Damascus...

Turkey Begins Training and Technical Support for the Syrian Army

Turkey has begun providing training, advisory, and technical support to the Syrian army under a defense cooperation agreement signed last month, a source from the Turkish Ministry of Defense told Daily Sabah. Under the military agreement between...

Damascus forms election committees in Raqqa, Hasakah, excluding AANES areas

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian transitional government’s Supreme Committee for Parliamentary Elections announced on Wednesday the formation of sub-committees in parts of Raqqa and Hasakah governorates, while large areas under the...

Israeli regime proposes Syria supply aid to deliver to Gaza

The Israeli occupation suggested Syria help deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza amid talks on a security arrangement, according to i24 News. The Israeli occupation has proposed that Syria help deliver humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip,...

'Deliberate campaign of terror': Syrian Christians facing 'accelerated cultural erasure,' advocate warns

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, September 12, 2025 Christian Syrians lift crosses as they rally in the Duweilaah area of Damascus on Dec. 24, 2024, to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria. | Louai...

Israel-Iran shadow war: IDF arrested Iranian operatives in Syria & strikes Quds Force terrorists in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces revealed military operations against Iranian forces in Lebanon and Syria over the past two days, highlighting that, despite the end of the 12-day war, fighting between Israel and Iran has continued under the radar. On...

Syrian designer Rami Al Ali is at home on the global stage

In July, Rami Al Ali made history. After years of showing off-calendar in Paris, the Syrian designer was formally invited by the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode to join the official haute couture schedule. In doing so, he became the...

Syrian government captures Hezbollah cells operating near Israel

SDF, Syria government deal in doubt after deadly Aleppo clashes

Demonstrators wear the flags of the SDF and Syria in Qamishli last December [Getty] Despite an agreement signed last March between the Syrian government of President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the two sides...

IDF says it nabbed suspected terror cells working for Iran’s IRGC in Syria

Several suspects detained by Israeli troops in southern Syria in recent months were in terror cells and operating on behalf of Iran’s Unit 840, a clandestine unit within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, the IDF said Friday....

Israeli Army arrests alleged Quds force-linked cells in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday that it carried out a series of operations inside Syrian territory over the past months, resulting in the arrest of individuals described as “terrorist cells”...

US House of Representatives Approves Extension of Aid to Syria Through 2026

US House of Representatives Approves Extension of Aid to Syria Through 2026 ARK News… The US House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, with a vote of 231 in favor and 196 against. The...

Israel Arrests Iranian Quds Force Cells in Syria

Israel Arrests Iranian Quds Force Cells in Syria ARK News.. Israel’s military announced the arrest of cells affiliated with Iran’s Quds Force in Syria, who were later transferred to Israel for interrogation. In a detailed statement released...

How Syrian forces emptied Alawite suburb: X means stay, O means go

AL-SOMARIA, Syria (Reuters) -Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes spray-painted with big black "X"s and "O"s: marking who...

Israel Foils Iranian-Backed Cells In Syria, Eliminates Hezbollah Commander

TEL AVIV: Israeli forces have detained several suspects in southern Syria in recent months who were allegedly operating in terror cells run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Israel Defence Forces said. According to the IDF,...