Syria start rollout of new banknotes
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria started the process of circulating new currency bills on Saturday as the crisis-hit…
Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members…
Israel’s military actions inside Syria raise tensions
BEIRUT (AP) — Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit…
Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces
BEIRUT (AP) — A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had…
2 US service members and one American civilian killed in ambush in Syria, US Central Command says
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people…
Syria struggles to heal a year after Assad’s fall
HOMS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s…
EU asylum agency updates guidance for applications by Syrian asylum-seekers
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday issued updated guidance for asylum applications by Syrian nationals…
Thieves steal ancient Roman-era statues from Syria’s national museum
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves broke into Syria ‘s national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back…
US envoy calls Lebanon a ‘failed state’ as Syria expected to join anti-IS coalition
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.’s special envoy for Syria on Saturday called Lebanon “a failed state” in remarks…
Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian…
Syrian electoral college votes for first parliament since Assad’s ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Sunday held its first parliamentary elections, nearly a year after a rebel-led…
Syria and Israel hold talks in Paris, a rare meeting brokered by the US
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister held a rare direct meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on…