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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new cease-fire as Israel continues strikes

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed cease-fire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition.

2025-07-17

Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias

Israel’s army said Monday it struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias in the latest escalation in the Middle East country struggling for stability after a 13-year civil war.

2025-07-15

At least 15 killed in sectarian clashes in Syria's Sweida — witnesses, medics

More than 15 people were killed and dozens injured in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida in the latest bout of sectarian clashes between Druze gunmen and Bedouin Sunni tribes, witnesses said on Sunday.

2025-07-14

Syrian wildfires spread due to heavy winds and war remnants

Syrian firefighters are facing heavy winds, high temperatures and ordnance left behind from the 13-year civil war as they try to extinguish some of country's worst wildfires in years, a government minister said Monday.

2025-07-08

Korea says Trump's move to lift sanctions a turning point for Syria's stability, economic growth

South Korea expressed hope Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on a plan to lift sanctions on Syria will serve as a turning point in efforts toward promoting stability and economic growth in the Arab nation.

2025-05-15

Damascus cheers in new era as U.S.-Syrian presidents meet in Riyadh

U.S. President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.

2025-05-14

U.S. designates North Korea as country not fully cooperating with counterterrorism efforts

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it designated North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria and Venezuela as countries that do not fully cooperate with Washington's fight against terrorism.

2025-05-14

South Korea and Syria just established diplomatic relations. Why does it matter?

South Korea recently established diplomatic relations with Syria, marking a significant milestone. The move is seen as a strategy to broaden South Korea's influence and exert pressure on North Korea amid ongoing challenges in Syria.

2025-04-16

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria, longtime ally of North

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul established diplomatic ties with Syria on Thursday, marking South Korea’s final normalization of diplomatic relations with a United Nations member state apart from North Korea.

2025-04-11

Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria's deal with Kurdish-led group

Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group into the country’s army.

2025-03-14