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Efforts to restore calm in southern Syria showed signs of fragility on Wednesday, as the government and Druze leaders announced a new ceasefire following days of violent clashes. The conflict has highlighted tensions within Syria’s evolving political landscape and sparked direct military action from neighboring Israel. Syria’s Interior Ministry and Druze religious figures jointly announced a fresh ceasefire agreement aimed …

Tensions surged across Syria on Wednesday as the Israeli military conducted rare airstrikes in central Damascus, directly targeting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters. The strikes came amid intensifying clashes in the southern city of Sweida between Syrian government forces and local Druze militias, marking one of the most volatile escalations since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December. Airstrikes …

Israeli warplanes conducted a series of airstrikes on Tuesday targeting the Wadi Faara area in Lebanon’s northern Bekaa region, with one of the strikes reportedly hitting a Syrian refugee camp. According to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, the attack left 12 people dead, including seven Syrians, and injured eight others. Multiple Strikes and Rising Tensions A local security source told …

Fresh violence has erupted in Syria’s southern Sweida province, where intense clashes between Bedouin tribes and local Druze fighters have claimed the lives of at least 37 individuals, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The fighting marks the most severe confrontation in the area since fatal skirmishes between Druze residents and security forces earlier this year. Rising …

In a rare and significant diplomatic development, representatives from Syria and Israel met in person over the weekend in Baku, Azerbaijan. The encounter took place on the sidelines of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to the country, marking a potential thaw in relations between two long-standing adversaries. A diplomatic source based in Damascus, speaking on condition of anonymity due to …

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has issued a stark warning that Lebanon risks being overtaken by regional powers unless it swiftly confronts Hezbollah’s armed presence and initiates essential political and economic reforms. Speaking to The National, Barrack painted a picture of urgency, emphasizing Lebanon’s vulnerable position amid growing regional pressures from Israel, Iran, and Syria. “You have Israel on one side, …

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Friday that Syria is open to working with the United States to restore the disengagement agreement signed with Israel in 1974. This message was conveyed during a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marking a rare instance of diplomatic engagement between Damascus and Washington. During the call, Shaibani stated that …

The United States has moved to significantly reduce economic sanctions on Syria, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. The decision marks a notable shift in U.S. foreign policy and follows through on a commitment Trump made to Syria’s interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during a meeting in Saudi Arabia earlier this year. White House officials described …