Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has arrived in Russia on an official visit to hold talks with Vladimir Putin.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has arrived in Russia on an official visit to hold talks with Vladimir Putin.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
UAE delegation receiving a traditional welcome at Damascus's Guest Palace with Syrian folk dancers, sword performances, drums, and Arabic coffee.
May 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
UAE delegation receiving a traditional welcome at Damascus's Guest Palace with Syrian folk dancers, sword performances, drums, and Arabic coffee.
🇮🇱‼️🇸🇾 Israeli warplanes are launching airstrikes around the Harasta neighborhood of the capital Damascus.
Israeli warplanes also violated Syrian airspace over Homs, Hama, and Latakia.
Israeli warplanes carried out four airstrikes near Damascus’s Barza neighborhood, triggering powerful explosions.
Israeli warplanes also violated Syrian airspace over Homs, Hama, and Latakia.
Israeli warplanes carried out four airstrikes near Damascus’s Barza neighborhood, triggering powerful explosions.
May 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🇮🇱‼️🇸🇾 Israeli warplanes are launching airstrikes around the Harasta neighborhood of the capital Damascus.
Israeli warplanes also violated Syrian airspace over Homs, Hama, and Latakia.
Israeli warplanes carried out four airstrikes near Damascus’s Barza neighborhood, triggering powerful explosions.
Israeli warplanes also violated Syrian airspace over Homs, Hama, and Latakia.
Israeli warplanes carried out four airstrikes near Damascus’s Barza neighborhood, triggering powerful explosions.
Meanwhile the Jerusalem Post is extremely worried that the Syrian government may try to take over… southern Syria.
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Why Sweida matters for Israel’s security | The Jerusalem Post
Damascus’s plan for Sweida could reshape Israel’s northern frontier.
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March 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Meanwhile the Jerusalem Post is extremely worried that the Syrian government may try to take over… southern Syria.
www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
Trump lifts most US sanctions on Syria https://on.ft.com/3Gg1e8A
Donald Trump lifts most US sanctions on Syria
President’s executive order also reviews Damascus’s designation as state sponsor of terrorism
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June 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump lifts most US sanctions on Syria https://on.ft.com/3Gg1e8A
The church bombing was the first of its sort in Syria in years and comes amid Damascus's efforts to gain support from minorities under its de facto Islamist government.
Suicide bomber kills at least 22 in Damascus church in Syria
The church bombing was the first of its sort in Syria in years and comes amid Damascus's efforts to gain support from minorities under its de facto Islamist government.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The church bombing was the first of its sort in Syria in years and comes amid Damascus's efforts to gain support from minorities under its de facto Islamist government.
Russia becomes Syria’s top oil supplier, with shipments up 75% this year.
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Russia Becomes Syria’s Top Oil Supplier, Raising Risk of Renewed Sanctions
Russia is now Syria's top oil supplier, with shipments up 75% this year, highlighting Damascus's economic constraints despite Western sanctions relief.
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May 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Russia becomes Syria’s top oil supplier, with shipments up 75% this year.
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#Russia may be able to recover its stranded military equipment in #Syria
Damascus's new Defence Minister, Murhaf Abu Kasra, says relations with the Kremlin have improved and they may let 🇷🇺get the military bases back.
However, in exchange they want Bashar al-Assad extradited.
Damascus's new Defence Minister, Murhaf Abu Kasra, says relations with the Kremlin have improved and they may let 🇷🇺get the military bases back.
However, in exchange they want Bashar al-Assad extradited.
February 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and his delegation arrived in Russia on an official visit to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
October 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and his delegation arrived in Russia on an official visit to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
According to Reuters, the key topic of the meeting is Damascus’s request for the handover of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syrian authorities.
oh hey, just when we need it, another awesome story about people doing the small things they can to make the world a better place. Part of the @globalvoices.org local climate action Spotlight: globalvoices.org/2026/05/21/s...
Solidarity fields in Syria: Reviving local seed production
In a patch of green on Damascus's edge, volunteers and farmers are bringing back the local seeds that war and climate crisis nearly erased.
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May 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
oh hey, just when we need it, another awesome story about people doing the small things they can to make the world a better place. Part of the @globalvoices.org local climate action Spotlight: globalvoices.org/2026/05/21/s...
In @foreignaffairs.com, @graemesmithauthor.bsky.social, @jeromed.bsky.social and I urge Western policymakers to make better choices in #Syria than they did in #Afghanistan, or risk sabotaging Syria's transition 🧵1/
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www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...
Don’t Repeat in Syria the Mistakes of Afghanistan
Isolating Damascus's new rulers won't moderate them.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In @foreignaffairs.com, @graemesmithauthor.bsky.social, @jeromed.bsky.social and I urge Western policymakers to make better choices in #Syria than they did in #Afghanistan, or risk sabotaging Syria's transition 🧵1/
www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...
www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...
A pro-Assad cell attacked a checkpoint yesterday in Damascus's Mazzeh. The suspects were later arrested by Syrian security forces.
March 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A pro-Assad cell attacked a checkpoint yesterday in Damascus's Mazzeh. The suspects were later arrested by Syrian security forces.
▪️Arab Monarchies. Paradoxically, they are likely to strengthen their position. Opposition groups in the south connected to these monarchies, along with their allies among the Druze and Christians, "timely" initiated uprisings, which predetermined Damascus’s fall.
December 8, 2024 at 10:31 AM
▪️Arab Monarchies. Paradoxically, they are likely to strengthen their position. Opposition groups in the south connected to these monarchies, along with their allies among the Druze and Christians, "timely" initiated uprisings, which predetermined Damascus’s fall.
"Pro-Assad forces soldiers in Damascus’s Mazzih are leaving their positions and saying “The regime has fallen”"
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Pro-Assad forces soldiers in Damascus’s Mazzih are leaving their positions and saying “The regime has fallen” Damascus Governorate - Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news and incidents today - syria.li...
Pro-Assad forces soldiers in Damascus’s Mazzih are leaving their positions and saying “The regime has fallen”. Explore Syrian Civil War news on live map in English. Civil war and International interve...
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December 8, 2024 at 1:32 AM
"Pro-Assad forces soldiers in Damascus’s Mazzih are leaving their positions and saying “The regime has fallen”"
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.In the Fa...
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February 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
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Okay here's an old (and therefore bad) comic I made for Vore Day back in 2024 featuring myself and Damascus but he's naked
REMEMBER TO RESPECT YOUR FELLOW SAFE VORE HOMIES and also ignore the fact that the last panel uses the incorrect colors for Damascus's fur (this is why I need more references)
REMEMBER TO RESPECT YOUR FELLOW SAFE VORE HOMIES and also ignore the fact that the last panel uses the incorrect colors for Damascus's fur (this is why I need more references)
February 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Okay here's an old (and therefore bad) comic I made for Vore Day back in 2024 featuring myself and Damascus but he's naked
REMEMBER TO RESPECT YOUR FELLOW SAFE VORE HOMIES and also ignore the fact that the last panel uses the incorrect colors for Damascus's fur (this is why I need more references)
REMEMBER TO RESPECT YOUR FELLOW SAFE VORE HOMIES and also ignore the fact that the last panel uses the incorrect colors for Damascus's fur (this is why I need more references)
“According to locals, his recent incarceration—lasting less than a month—was due to a dispute over profit-sharing from extorted funds with a higher-ranking officer. This led to his detention in one of Damascus's cells, as per neighborhood sources.”
That’s who Clarissa and CNN rescued lol
That’s who Clarissa and CNN rescued lol
December 15, 2024 at 4:24 PM
“According to locals, his recent incarceration—lasting less than a month—was due to a dispute over profit-sharing from extorted funds with a higher-ranking officer. This led to his detention in one of Damascus's cells, as per neighborhood sources.”
That’s who Clarissa and CNN rescued lol
That’s who Clarissa and CNN rescued lol
🇸🇾 Abu Muhammed al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), delivered a victory speech at Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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December 10, 2024 at 11:43 PM
🇸🇾 Abu Muhammed al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), delivered a victory speech at Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue: Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.
In the Faranj synagogue,…
In the Faranj synagogue,…
Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.
In the Faranj synagogue, Syrian-American Rabbi Yusuf Hamra led…
www.rawstory.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue: Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.
In the Faranj synagogue,…
In the Faranj synagogue,…
My first story from Damascus is out - on the celebratory mood in the Syrian capital on Monday
With photos from Raghed Waked
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With photos from Raghed Waked
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Damascus’s joy and worry as people wonder: What happens after al-Assad?
People at Bashar al-Assad’s villa in the Syrian capital celebrate but also express concern over Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:09 PM
My first story from Damascus is out - on the celebratory mood in the Syrian capital on Monday
With photos from Raghed Waked
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
With photos from Raghed Waked
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
A qui volen enganyar els bombers piròmans? Israel avança en l’ocupació i desestabilització de Síria.
IDF conducts airstrike near Damascus's presidential palace www.jpost.com/breaking-new...
IDF conducts airstrike near Damascus's presidential palace www.jpost.com/breaking-new...
IDF conducts airstrike near Damascus's presidential palace
Netanyahu and Katz stated that the strike was "a clear message" that Israel would not allow any danger to the Druze community.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A qui volen enganyar els bombers piròmans? Israel avança en l’ocupació i desestabilització de Síria.
IDF conducts airstrike near Damascus's presidential palace www.jpost.com/breaking-new...
IDF conducts airstrike near Damascus's presidential palace www.jpost.com/breaking-new...
Donald Trump will host Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House to discuss peace in the Middle East.
They are expected to talk about Syria's reconstruction, the lifting of sanctions, and Damascus's potential inclusion in the international coalition against ISIS.
They are expected to talk about Syria's reconstruction, the lifting of sanctions, and Damascus's potential inclusion in the international coalition against ISIS.
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Donald Trump will host Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House to discuss peace in the Middle East.
They are expected to talk about Syria's reconstruction, the lifting of sanctions, and Damascus's potential inclusion in the international coalition against ISIS.
They are expected to talk about Syria's reconstruction, the lifting of sanctions, and Damascus's potential inclusion in the international coalition against ISIS.
Good free-to-read @foreignaffairs.com piece piece on how the USA and Europe appear set to wreck Syria’s transition by simply defaulting to economic warfare for lack of clear ideas.
@delaneysimon.bsky.social
@jeromed.bsky.social
@graemesmithauthor.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...
@delaneysimon.bsky.social
@jeromed.bsky.social
@graemesmithauthor.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...
Don’t Repeat in Syria the Mistakes of Afghanistan
Isolating Damascus's new rulers won't moderate them.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Good free-to-read @foreignaffairs.com piece piece on how the USA and Europe appear set to wreck Syria’s transition by simply defaulting to economic warfare for lack of clear ideas.
@delaneysimon.bsky.social
@jeromed.bsky.social
@graemesmithauthor.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...
@delaneysimon.bsky.social
@jeromed.bsky.social
@graemesmithauthor.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...