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Thirteen Years After Ghouta, Syria Destroys Assad’s Hidden Chemical Arsenal

Syria began destroying the chemical weapons Bashar al-Assad concealed from the world for a decade, the OPCW confirmed Thursday — the first verified destruction since 2014. The stockpile Syria's new government found

September 3, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani at joint press conference in Damascus

IAEA Confirms Syria Concealed a Nuclear Reactor Built by North Korea for Nearly Two Decades

The IAEA confirmed Syria operated a covert nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor, built by North Korea, concealed for nineteen years under al-Assad. Inspectors also found 73 tonnes of undeclared uranium metal in fuel rod form at a previously hidden

September 2, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Sundair aircraft arrives at Damascus International Airport on inaugural Berlin-Damascus flight, August 2026

Sundair Restores Berlin-Damascus Direct Flights After 15 Years, Opening Route for Germany’s Syrian Diaspora

German charter airline Sundair launched the first direct flight between Berlin and Damascus in nearly fifteen

Abbas Araghchi shakes hands with Oman's foreign minister in front of Iranian and Omani flags

Al-Hadath Says Washington Warned Israel Off Iran. Neither Government Has Said So.

A Saudi broadcaster, citing unnamed sources, says the United States has warned Israel against striking Iran and urged it to hold the line with Syria. No official on either side has confirmed

August 28, 2026

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Kurdish SDF fighters during the dissolution announcement in Syria August 2026

US Special Envoy Hails Kurdish Forces Dissolution, Welcomes Integration Into Syrian State

US Special Envoy Tom Barrack called the SDF's dissolution "absolutely historic" and declared a "united Syria for all takes shape" as Mazloum Abdi confirmed the Kurdish-led force's integration into the Syrian national

August 26, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks with Reuters in Damascus Syria August 22 2026

Syria Condemns Israel Katz’s Illegal Entry Into Syrian Territory After Jordan Talks

Israel's defence minister toured occupied Syrian territory on Tuesday, the day after US-mediated talks in Jordan, and declared Israeli forces on Mount Hermon a permanent presence. Damascus called it a flagrant violation

August 26, 2026

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Ahmed Hassoun Syria Grand Mufti sentenced life imprisonment war crimes Assad

Syria Sentences Assad’s ‘Barrel Bomb Mufti’ Hassoun to Life in Prison for War Crimes

Syria's Fourth Criminal Court sentenced Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassoun to life imprisonment for war crimes and inciting civil war under Assad — the tenth conviction since Ahmad al-Sharaa's transitional government took power,

August 25, 2026

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Wassim al-Assad, cousin of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, in a photo released after his detention in June 2025

Assad’s Cousin Sentenced to Death in Damascus, the First Tried in Person

A Damascus court sentenced Wassim al-Assad to death for murder and torture amounting to crimes against humanity. Unlike Bashar and Maher al-Assad, condemned in absentia a week earlier, he was in the

August 20, 2026

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Proposed Iraq-Syria oil pipeline route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz to the Mediterranean port of Banias

Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Faces $15 Billion Cost, Four-Year Wait

The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that more than half of Hormuz oil exports could be rerouted through underground pipelines. The only route capable of that scale would cost at

August 18, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia for War Crimes

A Syrian court sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for premeditated murder, torture, and crimes against humanity on Tuesday. His brother Maher and former intelligence chief Atef Najib received the same

August 11, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Dmitry Dogadkin, Russian diplomat appointed as Russia's new ambassador to Syria, in official portrait at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Putin Appoints Ex-Ambassador to Qatar as Russia’s New Envoy to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Dmitry Dogadkin as ambassador to Syria, rotating him from the Doha posting as Moscow works to consolidate its diplomatic presence in a country transformed by the

August 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

FSB officers during a counter-terrorism operation in Russia's North Caucasus region

FSB Detains Central Asian Man in Stavropol After Syria-Directed Pyatigorsk Bomb Plot Foiled

Russia's FSB detained a 2001-born Central Asian national in Stavropol for a Syria-directed plot to bomb Pyatigorsk's prosecutor's office. Explosive components, chemicals, and shrapnel were seized from the suspect, who had planned

August 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Damaged buses after fatal collision on Syria's Deir az-Zor to Damascus road near Palmyra

Two Buses Collide on Syria’s Deir az-Zor Road, Killing at Least 35 People

Two buses collided on Syria's Deir az-Zor to Damascus road on Saturday, killing at least 35 people. One bus carried Internal Security Forces members, the other civilians; 30 survivors were airlifted to

July 25, 2026

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Thirteen Years After Ghouta, Syria Destroys Assad’s Hidden Chemical Arsenal

IAEA Confirms Syria Concealed a Nuclear Reactor Built by North Korea for Nearly Two Decades

Sundair Restores Berlin-Damascus Direct Flights After 15 Years, Opening Route for Germany’s Syrian Diaspora

Al-Hadath Says Washington Warned Israel Off Iran. Neither Government Has Said So.

US Special Envoy Hails Kurdish Forces Dissolution, Welcomes Integration Into Syrian State

Syria Condemns Israel Katz’s Illegal Entry Into Syrian Territory After Jordan Talks

Syria Sentences Assad’s ‘Barrel Bomb Mufti’ Hassoun to Life in Prison for War Crimes

Assad’s Cousin Sentenced to Death in Damascus, the First Tried in Person

Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Faces $15 Billion Cost, Four-Year Wait

Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia for War Crimes

Putin Appoints Ex-Ambassador to Qatar as Russia’s New Envoy to Syria

FSB Detains Central Asian Man in Stavropol After Syria-Directed Pyatigorsk Bomb Plot Foiled

Two Buses Collide on Syria’s Deir az-Zor Road, Killing at Least 35 People

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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