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‘How many wives,’ asks Trump to Syrian president al-Sharaa. He responds | Watch

Speaking about Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, US President Donald Trump said, "I have confidence that he will be able to do the job".
Published on Nov 13, 2025 12:00 pm IST

What to expect as Syria goes to polls for first time since Assad's ouster

Syria's the People's Assembly has 210 seats, of which two-thirds will be elected on Sunday and one-third appointed.
Published on Oct 05, 2025 12:40 pm IST

No posters, no rallies, no debates: Syrians unaware of polls after Assad's fall

People view election posters ahead of the upcoming vote on October 5.
Published on Oct 04, 2025 12:16 pm IST

Why did Israel attack Syria? Who are the Druze minority? | Details

Protests in Damascus broke out as people took to the streets to protest the Israeli intervention in Syria amid the row over safety of the Druze minority.
Updated on Jul 17, 2025 04:56 am IST

Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian govt forces since Assad's fall

A file photo of a member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa, Syria June 29, 2014.
Updated on May 30, 2025 03:43 pm IST

The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime

The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 08:52 pm IST

Syria's new leader makes his first visit to the United Arab Emirates

Syria's new leader makes his first visit to the United Arab Emirates
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:01 pm IST

Families of disappeared in Syria want the search to continue on conflict's 14th anniversary

Families of disappeared in Syria want the search to continue on conflict's 14th anniversary
Published on Mar 16, 2025 10:25 pm IST

Syrians mark anniversary of civil war by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

Syrians mark anniversary of civil war by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad
Published on Mar 15, 2025 09:04 pm IST

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead
Published on Mar 08, 2025 08:19 pm IST

Syrian government forces clash with Assad loyalists, more than 200 killed

Syrian army personnel gather as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria.
Published on Mar 08, 2025 06:18 am IST

48 killed in ‘most violent’ clashes between Syrian forces and ‘Assad loyalists’

A member of Syria's new authorities security forces fires his weapon in Sanamayn, in the southern province of Daraa, during a reported large scale military campaign on March 5, 2025. Syria has seen clashes and shootings in a number of areas, often blamed on Assad supporters, with the new authorities announcing campaigns targeting "regime remnants" and making arrests.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 04:38 am IST

Iran receives messages from new Syrian government after Assad's ouster

Iran announced on Saturday that it has received communications from the new Damascus administration after former President Bashar al-Assad, its long-time friend in Syria, was overthrown.
Published on Feb 15, 2025 05:37 pm IST

US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria

US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
Published on Feb 02, 2025 11:50 pm IST

Syria's interim president visits Saudi Arabia, signaling shift away from Iran

FILE - (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
Published on Feb 02, 2025 02:28 pm IST

Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal

Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal
Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:30 pm IST

The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad's legacy of horror

The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad's legacy of horror
Published on Jan 29, 2025 01:51 am IST

Saudi minister visits Syria for first time since Assad's ouster

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat landed in Syria on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported, in his first visit to Damascus since Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad last month
Published on Jan 24, 2025 06:03 pm IST

Rebuilding hope: Syrian family struggles to restore home amid economic crisis

Samir al-Baghdad is restoring his family's destroyed home in the Qaboun neighbourhood close to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Published on Jan 24, 2025 01:19 pm IST

‘Death was least bad thing’: Syrians recall ‘torture’ during Assad regime

Members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's army step on his portrait as they line up to register with newly formed Syrian government as part of an "identification and reconciliation process" in Homs, Syria.
Published on Jan 07, 2025 11:00 pm IST

Damascus Airport welcomes first international flight since Assad's ouster

Tuesday was the first time international flights have returned to Syria's major airport in Damascus since President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown last month by Islamist-led rebels.
Published on Jan 07, 2025 04:41 pm IST

Syrian leaders struggle to hold national talks weeks after Bashar Assad's ouster

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took power after ousting Bashar al Assad after over five decades.
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 07:16 am IST

In Syrian military housing, former rebels take the homes of Assad's officers

Families of former soldiers and officers of Assad's regime army board a truck with their belongings as they leave their homes in officer housing on the outskirts of Damascus following evacuation orders from factions of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Syria, December 29, 2024.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 04:44 pm IST

Syrians demand end of Baath party as members hand over weapons

In a dramatic turnabout for the political party that has dominated Syria for more than 60 years, President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath party announced it was suspending its operations a few days after rebels ousted him.
Published on Dec 30, 2024 01:01 pm IST

Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say

Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Published on Dec 27, 2024 09:31 pm IST

Clashes in Syria kill 6 Islamic fighters amid power struggle post-Assad's ouster

Six Islamic militants were killed and several were injured Wednesday in clashes between the Islamists who seized control of Syria and supporters of the regime of former President Bashar Assad
Published on Dec 26, 2024 05:52 am IST

Ousted Syrian first lady Asma Assad battling leukaemia, survival chance 50/50

Asma Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is battling Leukaemia
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:50 am IST

UN team says Syria's new regime `very receptive' to probe of Assad war crimes

A portrait of toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad adorns the 4th Division barracks of the toppled Syrian army, in the town of Dummar near Damascus,
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 07:08 am IST

UK-born wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad seeks divorce: Reports

(FILES) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma arrive for a dinner at the Petit Palais, after attending Paris' Union for the Mediterranean founding summit on July 13, 2008 in Paris. (Photo by Gerard CERLES / AFP)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 11:33 am IST

Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government

Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government
Published on Dec 22, 2024 04:35 pm IST