DAMASCUS, 13th July 2025 (WAM) -- DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the Port of Tartus.

Israel launched airstrikes against targets in Syria in Wednesday, following days of sectarian violence in the southern region of Sweida that has killed more than 500.

Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to millions of Syrians living in the war-shattered nation.

BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria -- Syria's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes ...

The new Syria is still not a terribly nice place, but giving it a chance to become something like a normal country is probably the best gamble. Not least because it isn’t only about Syria.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy traveled to Damascus to renew diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday, eight months after the overthrow of former President Bashar Al-Assad.

BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian ...

A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides.

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and . The announcement ...

Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in ...