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Qatar urges Israel to leave the security zone

Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Al-Thani urges Israel to leave the buffer zone at the border between Syria and Israel, which the Israeli military occupied after Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in December. > Israel's occupation (of the zone) is a ruthless act and they must immediately withdraw, he said during a visit to Damascus on Thursday.

Qatar urges Israel to leave the security zone

UN Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Victims

The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk demands that the ousted Assad regime be held accountable for its crimes. But he emphasizes the importance of the rule of law principles as a transitional government now exercises power in Syria.

UN Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Victims

The Alarm: Unexploded Ordnance Kills Children in Syria

In one month, over 100 children have either been killed or severely injured by landmines in Syria, according to the UN. .

The Alarm: Unexploded Ordnance Kills Children in Syria

EU Ministers to Review Syria Sanctions

The EU's foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on January 27 to discuss possible eased sanctions against Syria, writes the Union's foreign chief Kaja Kallas on X. However, any easing also depends on how the new government in Syria acts.

EU Ministers to Review Syria Sanctions

Syria and Lebanon Strengthen Ties

Syria and Lebanon are to try to patch up their relationship after decades of mistrust. It can have great significance for millions, or more, Syrian refugees in Lebanon and their opportunities to return.

Syria and Lebanon Strengthen Ties

Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan senses morning air after the Syrian regime's fall. I believe Erdogan sees a golden opportunity now to try to solve what he sees as "the Kurdish problem" in Syria, says Syria expert Aron Lund.

Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria

EU: Sanctions against Syria can be gradually eased

The EU can gradually start to ease the sanctions against Syria if "significant progress" is observed in the country, writes the EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas on X. Both the USA and the EU want to improve relations with Syria's new government after the former President Bashar al-Assad was forced out of power in December.

EU: Sanctions against Syria can be gradually eased

Explosion at weapons depot near Damascus

An explosion has occurred in a weapons depot near the capital Damascus in Syria. The weapons storage was used by the ousted regime under Bashar al-Assad, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR).

Explosion at weapons depot near Damascus

Syria: International Flights Resume

Flights from abroad can land in Damascus again from Tuesday, one month after Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced out of power. .

Syria: International Flights Resume

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock are visiting Syria's capital Damascus. The goal was a meeting with the country's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the overthrow of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in December.

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

Woman appointed as Syria's new central bank governor

Maysa Sabreen has been appointed as the acting head of the Central Bank of Syria, reports AFP. She will take office on Tuesday.

Woman appointed as Syria's new central bank governor

France: Has Bombed IS Targets in Syria

French fighter jets have bombed IS positions in central Syria, according to Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu. On X, he writes that French forces continue to "fight against terrorism" in the Middle East.

France: Has Bombed IS Targets in Syria

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians on the run may return home in the coming months, according to the UN. But for this to happen, political stability and reconstruction of the country are required, says Annika Sandlund at UNHCR.

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

So was 2024 in the world – the news that dominated

Donald Trump was subjected to two assassination attempts and was later elected as the President of the USA, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine continued and the Assad regime in Syria was overthrown in an unexpected lightning-fast offensive by Islamist rebels. Here are the news stories that characterized 2024.

So was 2024 in the world – the news that dominated

Syria's leader: It may take four years to organize elections

The Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, HTS, is to be dissolved, says Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in an interview. But it may take four years to organize elections in the country, according to him.

Syria's leader: It may take four years to organize elections

Syria's new regime is hunting down Assad's men

This week, one of the bloodiest battles took place between forces loyal to the new government in Syria and Assad-loyal men after the regime's fall. There are many who are worried that the new government will come after them now, says Syria expert Aron Lund.

Syria's new regime is hunting down Assad's men

Syrian chief responsible for death sentences arrested

A former officer loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and who issued death sentences in the notorious Saydnaya prison has been arrested. .

Syrian chief responsible for death sentences arrested

Healthcare workers were forced to lie about chemical weapons attack

The dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime forced healthcare workers to give false testimony after the deadly chlorine gas attack in Douma 2018, two doctors and a nurse tell the news agency AFP. .

Healthcare workers were forced to lie about chemical weapons attack

Kurdish offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria

Kurdish-led SDF, which controls large parts of northern and northeastern Syria, reports that a counteroffensive against the Ankara-backed militia alliance SNA has been launched on Tuesday. .

Kurdish offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria

al-Sharaa: Syria's Militias Dissolved

The militias that overthrew Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad have agreed to dissolve. The factions will instead be incorporated into a new national defense under the Ministry of Defense, according to leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

al-Sharaa: Syria's Militias Dissolved

New hope for missing American – "still alive"

Austin is alive. We know that as a fact.

New hope for missing American – "still alive"

Turkey's Foreign Minister meets with Syria's leader

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. On the agenda is, among other things, the rebuilding of Syria.

Turkey's Foreign Minister meets with Syria's leader

"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"

In prisons and morgues, Syrians desperately search for husbands, brothers, and sons. Nameless bodies bear witness to the regime's brutality.

"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"

High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped.

High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader