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Israeli airstrike near Damascus kills six: Monitor
Six pro-Syrian regime fighters were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes near Damascus, a war monitor said Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human ... Middle East -
Syrian capital rocked by explosions as Israel claims responsibility
Syria’s capital Damascus was rocked by multiple explosions late on Sunday, and the country’s air defenses fired back in the latest attack ... Middle East -
Syria says Damascus-Aleppo highway open to traffic
Syria’s transport ministry declared the main highway between Damascus and Aleppo open to the public on Saturday after troops recaptured the ... Middle East -
Flight heads toward Aleppo International Airport for first time in eight years
A flight from Damascus International Airport headed toward Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday for the first time since the airport was shut ... Middle East -
Israeli missile attack on Damascus kills Syrian, Iranian fighters: Monitor
A missile attack launched from Israel on military targets near Damascus overnight killed three Syrian and four Iranian fighters, a war monitor said ... Middle East -
Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles, says state media
Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus, state media said early on Thursday without specifying the nature of the ... Middle East -
Israeli strikes killed 23 Iran-backed, foreign fighters in Syria
Israeli air strikes near Damascus and in the south of Syria on Thursday killed 23 Syrian and non-Syrian fighters aligned with the regime of President ... Middle East -
Syrian air defenses thwart hostile targets in the capital Damascus: Reports
Syrian anti-aircraft defenses brought down “hostile targets” over the capital Damascus, state media said on Wednesday. ... Middle East -
Explosions heard near Damascus airport: State TV
Explosions were heard near the airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus, state television said early on Tuesday. No further details were immediately ... Middle East -
Syrian army fires at hostile target in skies over Damascus countryside
The syrian army fired on a "hostile target" in the town of Daraya, west of the capital, Damascus, Syrian state media said late on Tuesday. ... Middle East -
Syrian state media says drone destroyed over Damascus countryside
Syrian state media reported that a drone was destroyed on Thursday over a village in the Damascus countryside. Social media reported that explosions ... Middle East -
Syria fires on Israeli missiles over Damascus
Syrian anti-aircraft defenses on Saturday fired at ‘enemy targets’ over Damascus, state media said, as the Israeli military said it struck ... Middle East -
War monitor says 2 Hezbollah, 1 Iranian killed in Damascus strikes overnight
War monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and one Iranian were killed in Israeli strikes ... Middle East -
Syria says civilians among 15 killed in Israeli missile strikes
Six civilians were among fifteen killed in Israeli missile strikes near Damascus late Sunday, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. An AFP ... Middle East -
Damascus’ Four Seasons closes down following US sanctions on Syrian oligarch
“Thank you for your interest in Four Seasons Hotel Damascus.” That is the message on display on the hotel’s website, which adds that ... Middle East -
Syria state TV says wildfires spark explosion in army ammo depot west of Damascus
An explosion on Saturday in a Syrian ammunition depot in a military zone west of the capital was caused by wildfires, state television reported. ... Middle East -
Damascus harassing ex-activists in former rebel zones
Damascus has carried out a wave of arbitrary arrests against former activists in rebel areas that surrendered under deals brokered by its ally Moscow, ... Middle East -
Iraqi Airways flights to Damascus postponed
Iraqi Airways flights to Damascus, which expected for the first time since the war erupted in 2011, have been postponed indefinitely, Syria’s ... Economy -
Syrian state TV says Hmeimim air base defenses thwart projectiles
Syrian air defenses in the Hmeimim air base thwarted projectiles and drones fired by militant groups, Syrian state TV said on Saturday. Militant ... Middle East -
UN envoy holds ‘substantial’ talks with Syria FM in Damascus
The UN envoy for Syria held “substantial” talks Sunday in Damascus with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on efforts to find a political ... Middle East -
Assad says Syria facing ‘economic siege’
President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday Syria was suffering an “economic siege” as his regime faces a raft of international sanctions ... Middle East -
Fire kills seven siblings in Syrian capital Damascus
The deaths of seven young members of a family in a fire at their Damascus apartment has sent shockwaves through the Syrian capital. The siblings were ... Middle East -
Explosion heard south of Damascus, casualties reported - State TV
An explosion was heard in the vicinity of Syria’s al-Motahalik al-Janobi, south of Damascus, Syrian state TV reported on Sunday morning. An ... Middle East -
Israel: ‘Iron Dome’ intercepts rocket fired from Syria
Israel’s military said its air defense systems intercepted a rocket fired from Syria on Sunday, after Damascus accused Israel of carrying out ... Middle East -
Saudi foreign ministry denies opening embassy in Damascus
Saudi Arabia denied on Monday alleged reports circulated by news websites that it has opened an embassy in Damascus. An official source at the Saudi ... Gulf -
Official: Canadian tourist held in Syria
A Canadian tourist is being held in Syria, Ottawa said Saturday, after local media reported the man had traveled to a village close to the Lebanese ... Middle East -
UAE regulator evaluating resuming flights by national carriers to Damascus
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said it is evaluating the possibility of national carriers resuming flights to ... Gulf -
Bahrain’s foreign ministry says work continuing at embassy in Syria
Bahrain has announced that work is continuing at its embassy in Syria and that flights have also continued without any interruption between the two ... Gulf -
UAE embassy in Damascus to reopen today
The United Arab Emirates is to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, it has been announced. The embassy has been shut since the early months of ... Middle East -
Israeli raids target Iranian weapons depots near Damascus
Syria’s air defenses have responded to a number of air raids in the vicinity of Damascus, Syrian media reported Tuesday night. Al ... Middle East