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Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria

Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria

Updated 6 days ago

Syria blast: Twin explosions heard near hotel housing Macron in Damascus

Syria blast: As per initial reports, a number of explosive devices were set off near the hotel housing French President Emmanuel Macron.

Updated 6 days ago

Emmanuel Macron becomes first EU leader to visit Syria since Assad’s fall

Macron’s visit is intended to show France’s commitment to the reconstruction of a sovereign and stable Syria, fostering regional stability and diversifying supply routes between Europe and the Middle East, palace said in the statement.

Published 7 days ago

9 killed, several injured in bomb blast at Damascus cafe, authorities say

Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage, speaking to witnesses and collecting forensic evidence from the scene, the ministry said.

Published 11 days ago

Paradiso 17: Read an excerpt from the new novel by Hannah Lillith Assadi

Updated 115 days ago

Rockets hit Syria's Damascus, damaging mosque: local authorities

Rockets hit Syria's Damascus, damaging mosque: local authorities

Updated 191 days ago

Syria uneasily celebrates a year of liberation

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Updated 217 days ago

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 282 days ago

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more

Published 308 days ago

Israeli drone strikes kill 8 Syrian soldiers in Damascus suburb, officials say

People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an oil company facility the previous day in Yemen's Huthi-held capital Sanaa on August 25, 2025.

Updated 320 days ago

Reporter reacts to Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, caught live on camera

The viral footage raised questions about the impact of ongoing tensions and the impact of conflict on civilians.

Updated 360 days ago

Syria withdraws forces from Sweida as Israel strikes Damascus: What we know

A soldier passes in front of the damaged Syrian Defence Ministry building allegedly hit by several Israeli airstrikes, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Updated 362 days ago

Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters in Damascus

Damascus deployed troops in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida, after clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes.

Updated 362 days ago

‘Why us’: Syrian Christians after Damascus church bombing

There was no claim of responsibility of the blast by the Islamic State group.

Published 385 days ago

This is world's worst city to live in 2025; here's where Karachi and Dhaka stand

According to the 2025 Global Liveability Index, the least liveable city is Damascus in Syria, with 140th rank.

Updated 389 days ago

Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say

Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say

Updated 473 days ago

Syria: Germany reopens embassy in Damascus, 13 years after civil war shutdown

The German and European flags fly in front of the newly reopened German embassy in Damascus on March 20, 2025. Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock officially reopened her country's embassy in war-ravaged Syria during a one-day visit to Damascus on March 20.

Published 480 days ago

Top Turkish officials visit Damascus, Turkey's foreign ministry says

Top Turkish officials visit Damascus, Turkey's foreign ministry says

Published 487 days ago

One killed in Syria clashes near Damascus

One killed in Syria clashes near Damascus

Published 499 days ago

Senior Russian official to visit Syria, sources say

Senior Russian official to visit Syria, sources say

Published 531 days ago

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 535 days ago

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 552 days ago

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 565 days ago

Turkey's foreign minister meets Syria's Golani amid ongoing conflict

On Sunday, Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Damascus.

Published 568 days ago

Iran to reopen embassy in Syria once security conditions are met

Iran's embassy in Syria was vandalised when Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, but the foreign ministry announced Tuesday that it would reopen provided the "necessary conditions" are satisfied.

Published 573 days ago

‘Never sought refuge’: Syria's Bashar al-Assad in first statement since ouster

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is currently in exile in Russian capital Moscow. (File)

Updated 574 days ago

Syria: HTS leader Al-Jolani says country too exhausted for conflict with Israel

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group said his country was too exhausted for fresh conflict.

Published 576 days ago

Freed Syrian prisoners return to their 'death dormitory'

Blankets and food from the last days of incarceration of prisoners lie in one cell room at underground prison "Branch 215" which was operated by Syrian Military Intelligence, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria

Published 577 days ago

American released from Syria prison after rebel takeover calls it a 'blessing'

Travis Timmerman, 29, said he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage

Published 577 days ago

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria

All the Indian nationals safely crossed over to Lebanon and are set to return to India by commercial flights. (MEA photo)

Published 579 days ago

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