News

Syria to sign deal to import electricity from Turkey, minister says
Syria is set to sign a deal to import electricity from Turkey through a 400-kilovolt transmission line between the two ...
What is behind the latest round of clashes in Syria between Druze and pro-government gunmen
Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead ...
Syria detains Damascus-based leader of prominent Palestinian faction
Syrian authorities have detained a prominent Damascus-based Palestinian official whose group was close to the government of ...
Syria signs new 30-year deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM
Syria on Thursday signed a 30-year deal with French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM that includes building a new berth ...
UN envoy condemns intense wave of Israeli airstrikes on Syria
The United Nations special envoy for Syria has condemned an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were ...
Deadly Attacks on Syria’s Small Druze Community Are Part of a Bigger Fight
The clashes come as Syria’s new rulers are trying to establish their authority, and contending with well-armed militias and ...
Death Toll Rises Sharply in a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria
With more than 100 people killed this week in a region controlled by the Druse minority, Druse leaders signaled new ...
Deadly clashes in Syria's Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest
The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security ...