World Aug 11 U.S. congressman speaks with Syrian president about returning Kayla Mueller’s remains A U.S. Congressman has made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country’s interim president the return of the body of an American aid worker who was taken hostage and later confirmed dead in the war-torn country.
World Jul 21 Evacuations of Bedouin families begin in Syria’s Sweida as days of deadly clashes ease The clashes have increased skepticism in some communities about the ability of Syria's new leaders to assert control.
World Jul 18 Druze-Bedouin clashes reignite after government forces pull out of southern Syria Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
World Jul 17 Syrian forces leave Sweida after days of clashes with Druze minority Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority.
World Jul 15 Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of sectarian violence kills dozens A Britain-based observatory says 135 people have been killed over 48 hours, including two women and two children.
World Jun 02 As Syria rebuilds, the Damascus stock exchange opens again Trading resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange on Monday after a six-month closure, as Syria 's new leaders attempt to shore up the country's battered economy and begin rebuilding after nearly 14 years of civil war.
World May 02 Israeli military launches airstrike on Syria after warning over sectarian attacks Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.
World Feb 17 Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by years of conflict, but local tourists are returning to the sites, and conservationists hope their historical and cultural significance will…
World Dec 31 Rocked by conflict and change, Middle East greets new year While Syrians looked forward to a new beginning, the mood was more somber along Beirut’s Mediterranean promenade, where residents shared cautious hopes for the new year. War-weary Palestinians in Gaza saw little hope that 2025 would bring an end to…
World Jun 30 United Nations to help search for tens of thousands of missing people in Syria The families of some of the tens of thousands of people missing in Syria are drawing some hope from a new U.N. push to find their loved ones.