Syria denies officials held ‘secret’ talks with Hezbollah in Turkiye
Six sources from Syria, the US and Lebanon told Reuters news agency the reported meeting aimed to calm tensions.

Six sources from Syria, the US and Lebanon told Reuters news agency the reported meeting aimed to calm tensions.

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President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, condemning its attacks as Syria emerges from civil war.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory.

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa says Donald Trump should give New Jersey to Israel, instead of the Golan Heights.

As President al-Sharaa is set to present a ‘new Syria’ at UNGA, Syrians at home demand safety and justice.
Over 2,300 women and children are still held in what UN experts and human rights groups describe as open-ended detention
Repeated blasts at military sites expose the risks facing Syria as it rebuilds its army after years of war.

Explosions rocked a Syrian army ammunition depot south of Aleppo, injuring at least four people.
Officials urge civilians to stay away from the site in al-Eis near Aleppo after a series of explosions.