Syria, Lebanon sign border security deal

Al-Sharaa appoints Osama al-Rifai as the new Grand Mufti of Syria

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced on Friday the appointment of Sheikh Osama al-Rifai as the country's Grand Mufti. This came in a speech during a conference to form the Supreme Fatwa Council and appoint the Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab …

Al-Sharaa: Israeli presence in Syria is a threat to regional security

Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara'a stressed that the continued Israeli presence on Syrian territory poses a permanent threat to security and stability in the region. This came during a presidential summit held via videoconference on Friday with the …

Turkey Confirms Coordination with Damascus on Military Training Base, Joint Operations Center in Syria

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed ongoing coordination with the Syrian government regarding plans to support the newly restructured Syrian army, including the potential establishment of a military training base inside Syria. This follows a …

Survivors of Alawite Massacres in Syria Share Unimaginable Trauma Experiences

March 28, 2025 Hour: 6:54 pm Alawite survivors of the massacres committed by transitional government forces in Syria have recounted their experiences of psychological trauma, described by psychiatrists as “unimaginable.” In an interview with The Cradle, a …

Turkey Unlikely Capable Of Contesting Israeli Air Supremacy Over Syria

Israeli F-35 fighter jet perform during an air show over the beach in the Israeli coastal city of ... More Tel Aviv on May 5, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Recent Israeli airstrikes against airbases in central …

The effort to save Syria’s northern bald ibis population failed, but much can be learned (analysis)

The bald ibis once lived across the Middle East, North Africa and Southern and Central Europe, but has disappeared from most of these areas and is currently considered critically endangered. A strenuous effort to save one of the last breeding populations …

French-led summit discusses Syria's recovery, lift of sanctions: statement

DAMASCUS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A French-initiated virtual summit, bringing together leaders of France, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, and Cyprus on Friday, addressed regional security, economic cooperation, and Syria's recovery, Syria's leadership said in …

Syria reinstates Grand Mufti post, forms new Supreme Fatwa Council

DAMASCUS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday reinstated the post of Grand Mufti and established a new Supreme Fatwa Council, according to a decree released by the Syrian presidency. Under Presidential Decree No. 8 of 2025, …

The dilemmas of post-jihadism: Syria’s interim president may lose support if Islamists deem his policies too soft

Al-Qaeda is not seen as a threat for now, and HTS officially claim that the group has largely been crushed, with its minimal remaining presence remaining underground. The Islamic State is known to maintain cells and guerrilla groups in some mountain and …