International Desk (EFE) — At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured on Friday when a bomb exploded inside an Alawite mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during weekly noon prayers, in what authorities described as a “terrorist attack,” Syrian state media reported. The explosion occurred at the Imam Ali bin Abi … Read more
Beirut (EFE).- Syrian authorities evacuated around 1,500 Bedouin civilians on Monday from the southern city of Al-Suwayda, following a fragile ceasefire agreement that seeks to end more than a week of intense intercommunal clashes. “Syrian Civil Defense teams transferred approximately 1,500 civilians, mostly women, children, and elderly people, who had been trapped in Al-Suwayda to … Read more
Beirut, Jul 17 (EFE) – Despite the withdrawal of Syrian government troops from the region after the ceasefire between them and the local factions they were facing that went into effect last night, Israel bombed the province of Suwayda in southern Syria. The Syrian official news agency reported that the bombing targeted the outskirts of … Read more
Damascus (EFE).- Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced Thursday the success of efforts to stem the outbreak of violence in the southern province of Al-Suwayda, whose security would now be left in the hands of local factions and religious leaders. This would not have happened “without the effective intervention of American, Arab, and Turkish mediation, which … Read more
Al-Mazraa, Syria (EFE).- After two days of violence in the southern Syrian province of Al-Suwayda, control of security was taken by government troops on Tuesday, leading to new clashes between them and local groups. On Tuesday morning, the army entered the city, which is predominantly Druze, taking over from local factions who had been responsible … Read more
Riyadh, May 13 (EFE) – United States President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the lifting of sanctions against Syria after talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” Trump told a packed auditorium in Riyadh, … Read more
Cairo, May 3 (EFE) – At least one person was killed and four were wounded early Saturday morning in Israeli bombings in the outskirts of Damascus, Hama, and two locations in Daraa, official sources reported. “A civilian was killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of Harasta in the … Read more
Cairo, (EFE).- Syrian authorities announced Sunday the arrival of a wheat shipment at the Mediterranean port of Latakia, marking the first such delivery since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024. The General Authority for Land and Maritime Borders stated on its official Facebook page that “the first wheat ship since … Read more
Aleppo, Syria (EFE).- Around 500 fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday as part of a negotiated agreement with the country’s transitional government. The remainder fighters are expected to leave in the coming days, once a prisoner exchange is completed, according to local officials. … Read more
Damascus, Mar 29 (EFE) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced Saturday the formation of a new interim government at the presidential Palace in Damascus. “We are witnessing the birth of a new phase in our national process, and the formation of a new government today is a declaration of our common will to build a … Read more
Damascus, Mar 9 (EFE) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday that 1,311 people, including 830 civilians, have been killed in the last 72 hours in Syria’s Mediterranean provinces. “The total number of dead and martyrs, both civilians and military, has risen to 1,311, during the security operation that came in response to … Read more
Damascus, Jan 29 (EFE). – The leader of the Syrian revolution that toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad in December and head of the de facto government, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was named on Wednesday as the country’s president during the transitional period, according to Syrian television channel SyriaTV. Sharaa was appointed “as the country’s president in … Read more
Brussels, Dec 13 (EFE). – The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday dismissed a civil claim for compensation brought by a Syrian migrant against the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for allegedly being returned to sea by Greece, considering that he did not prove that the facts happened as he said. … Read more
Beirut, Oct 29 (EFE) – The Kurdish-led alliance Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) asserted that 26 people were killed on Sunday in clashes between its troops and local militias that attacked areas under Syrian Kurdish control in the eastern province of Deir al Zur. The attackers launched the assault early in the morning from three different … Read more
Washington, Oct 23 (EFE).- White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Monday that rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed groups against US military bases in Iraq and Syria have increased in recent days. “We are deeply concerned about the potential for a significant escalation of these attacks in the coming days,” Kirby … Read more
Beirut, Mar 6 (EFE).- One month after powerful twin earthquakes struck northern Syria, people in the war-torn nation are still struggling with dire conditions and slow-paced relief efforts, aid organizations said on Monday. “One month later, life for children in earthquake-affected areas remains unimaginably hard. Thousands are still living in tents, rubble is still being … Read more
Istanbul, Feb 20 (EFE).- Another large earthquake on Monday shook the southern Turkish province of Hatay, one of the worst affected by the twin tremors on February 6 that have left at least 47,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria. The latest temblor, measuring magnitude 6.4 with its epicenter to the south of the city … Read more
Istanbul, Turkey, Feb 19 (EFE).- Around one million Turks have lost their homes and are currently living in tents, prefabricated houses or other temporary shelters following the two massive earthquakes which struck two weeks ago, killing at least 40,689 people in Turkey, authorities reported Sunday. Nearly half a million people have also been evacuated from … Read more
Istanbul, Feb 17 (EFE).- Three survivors in southwestern Turkey were pulled from the rubble on Friday 11 days after twin earthquakes devastated swathes of southern Turkey and northern Syria. The three rescued people had spent 260 hours trapped under debris in the city of Antakya, one of the hardest hit by the magnitude 7.7 and … Read more
Emergency personnel search for victims at the site of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeast of Turkey
