During the evening trading session on February 12, the MOEX index accelerated its growth and surpassed the 3,200-point mark for the first time since July 3, 2024, following a telephone conversation ...

The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in eastern Congo declare a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 15 killed in car bomb explosion in northern Syria. Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran and flags ...

DAMASCUS/IDLIB, (AA): At least 12 people were killed Sunday when the Syrian regime targeted opposition-held towns in the provinces of Damascus and Idlib with vacuum bombs and explosive-laden waste ...

Red Cross has taken bodies of Colvin and Ochlik to embassies in Damascus Veteran war journalist Colvin was killed during shelling in Homs last week ...

The Soviet news agency Tass responded, laughably blaming the blast on large-scale construction work, while reminding everyone that Soviet foreign minister Molotov had announced in 1947 that the USSR ...

Al-Sharra is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, that spearheaded the campaign in December to take control of Damascus. Assad fled to Russia, ending more ...

abolished the country’s 2012 constitution and declared himself president for a “transitional period” following a meeting of armed factions in Damascus. The announcement came after officials and ...

Western officials visiting Damascus have consistently linked their assistance to a political transition that ensures inclusivity, power-sharing, and respect for human rights. These conditions ...

This declaration led to congratulations from several Arab states in the region, and the Qatari emir arrived in Damascus on January 30, the first head of state to visit the new ruler. These ...

UPDATE: On January 23, 2025, Turkish Airlines resumed flights on the Istanbul (IST) to Damascus (DAM) route. The first aircraft to operate this service, with flight number TK846, was a Boeing 777-300 ...