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Syrian Air confirms resumption of direct air service between Damascus, Moscow

Direct flights between Damascus and Moscow were suspended in December 2024

Ahmed al-Sharaa: A New Vision for Syria

An exclusive interview with the man who became president of Syria in 2025 about his vision for his country’s future.

Assad-era officer convicted in Austria returns to Syria a free man, sources say

DAMASCUS/FRANKFURT, Aug 14 - A former Syrian security officer sentenced to prison in Austria for abusing detainees during Bashar al-Assad’s rule left the country while appealing against his sentence and returned to Syria…

Rebuilding Aleppo: Syria's war-torn economic capital enjoys gradual rebirth

Syria's economic capital Aleppo was left largely in ruins by the fighting that raged there between regime and rebel forces from 2012 to 2016. A 2023 earthquake also caused severe damage to the old city. But reconstructio…

Where is Bashar al-Assad? Ousted Syrian dictator sentenced to death in absentia

Why was Syria’s former President sentenced to death | Explained

The judicial proceedings against the Assad brothers and their loyalists were the results of the efforts by the NCTJ to investigate serious human right abuses during the “previous regime” and hold those responsible to acc…

Can Syria deliver transitional justice?

A court has sentenced ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad and others to death in absentia.

Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said that Israel “will under no circumstances” withdraw its troops.

'We aspire for it to grow': Turkiye's Erdogan eyes expansion of Makkah Joint Defence Agreement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, aimed at stabilising a region wracked by c…

'Our vision is not limited': Turkiye's Erdogan eyes expansion of Makkah Joint Defence Agreement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, aimed at stabilising a region wracked by c…

Bashar Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war

DAMASCUS: Bashar Assad’s 24-year rule of Syria ended abruptly in December 2024 following a lightning advance by rebel forces who struck while the Russian ‌and Iranian allies who had backed him through years of civil war…

New commercial quay expands cargo-handling capacity at Syria’s Tartous Port

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Tartous Port began commercial operations at Quay No. 4 on Tuesday, after the berth received its first vessel, expanding the port’s cargo-handling capacity and aiming to cut wait times f…

Does Syria’s death sentence for Bashar Assad bring justice any closer?

LONDON: For almost a quarter of a century, Bashar Assad stood at the apex of a Syrian state in which the president appeared beyond the reach of its courts. On Tuesday, that relationship was dramatically reversed. Syria’s…

Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence

Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad

Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war

A Damascus court on Tuesday sentenced the ex-president to death in his absence for crimes including killings, arbitrary arrests and torture during his 24 years in power.

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

Al-Assad has been sentenced over his actions during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war — but he's unlikely to face execution.

Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

The ruling is the first of its kind under Syria's transitional leaders, who ousted Assad in 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule.

Syrian court sentences Assad to death in absentia

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the country’s civil war. T…

‘Justice at last’: Syrians react to Assad death sentence

Syrians gathered to celebrate after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia.

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed before and during the country's 14-year civil…