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Trump suggests Syria take on Hezbollah, alarming Lebanon and Israel.

A Dutch court convicted a Syrian national of war crimes, including torture and rape, and sentenced him to 26 years in prison.

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Assad's regime secretly relocated thousands of bodies from a mass grave to a desert site between 2019 and 2021 to conceal war crimes evidence.

Turkish President Erdogan signals a possible restoration of relations with Syria's Assad regime.

Syria's former Al Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, groomed by British intelligence for nearly two decades, visited London in March 2025, where King Charles and PM Starmer formalized Western support for his rule and discussed containing Iran.

Syria's chemical program was established with Soviet technology and developed over time.

Syrian economist Samir Seifan warns that eighty percent of Syrians face poverty due to eight years of conflict and sanctions, with deteriorating living conditions unlikely to improve unless political solutions emerge, as the regime struggles with resource depletion and fuel shortages.

A German court convicted a Palestinian man of war crimes and murder for a 2014 attack in Damascus.

The EU lifted sanctions on Syria's interior and defense ministers as part of a diplomatic reset with Damascus, while resuming cooperation agreements and launching political dialogue to support the country's transition after years of suspension.

President Obama welcomed China's Vice President Xi Jinping to the United States, emphasizing that while the U.S. supports Beijing's rise as a superpower, human rights remains a critical foreign policy priority amid broader U.S.-China tensions.

China expands globally as the US steps back under Trump's leadership.

The Supreme Court will hear the Trump administration's appeal to end protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants.

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Al-Sharaa meets Macron on sidelines of EU regional meeting

Syrian authorities arrest ex-intelligence officer Amjad Yousef tied to a leaked massacre video.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa rejected military intervention in Lebanon's Israel-Hezbollah conflict despite Trump's repeated suggestions Syria could assist, instead proposing economic and political solutions to stabilize the region.

A Dutch court sentenced a Syrian man to 26 years in prison for crimes against humanity.

Despite Assad's late 2024 ouster ending Syria's civil war, impoverished Syrians like Sobhieh al-Saleh remain in tent settlements unable to afford rebuilding homes destroyed during the conflict, with over one million still displaced across camps facing reduced humanitarian aid and mounting reconstruction costs exceeding two hundred billion dollars.

The EU renewed sanctions on former Assad regime-linked individuals through June 2027 while removing seven Syrian entities, including defense and interior ministries, from its blacklist to support Syria's post-conflict transition and reconstruction efforts.

Iran has built a missile development center in Tartus, Syria, with experts from Russia and North Korea working on long-range missiles.

Syria appoints Safwat Raslan as central bank governor, replacing Abdelkader Husriyeh, now ambassador to Canada.

Syria seeks to extradite 100 former Assad officers from Lebanon accused of abuses.

Syrian refugees in Jordan fear forced return to their war-torn homeland.

Over 3000 evacuees from northern Homs are stranded after being denied entry to Turkish-held areas.

Nusra Front leader Abu Mohamad al-Golani's interview with Al Jazeera was disappointing to supporters and rivals.

Timeline of decades of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

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Syria arrests Major General Adnan Abboud Halwa, accused of involvement in the 2013 Ghouta chemical massacre.

Global events unfold, including Sudan's humanitarian crisis and sports matches in Madrid and Istanbul.

Syria's first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus with a former general facing charges.

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Syrian authorities arrest Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer, for his role in the notorious Tadamon massacre.

The United States sanctioned two Lebanese officials and business associates for supporting Hezbollah and obstructing Lebanon's peace process, targeting their financial networks as Washington pressures the Iran-backed militant group to disarm amid regional conflict.

Iran's foreign minister resigns as his nuclear deal verges on collapse

Syria held legislative elections in the Kurdish-majority northeast region on Sunday.

The UN Security Council session on Syria highlights fragile progress amid calls for recovery and transitional justice efforts.

Iran controls Syria's missile facilities with experts from Iran, Russia, and North Korea developing long-range missiles.

Syria appoints Safwat Raslan as central bank governor and names Abdelkader Husriyeh ambassador to Canada.

Russia's interagency delegation visited Syria after a change in leadership, sparking hope for dialogue with the new government.

Syrians spend their first Ramadan in a post-Assad country with mixed emotions of relief and loss.

German prosecutors charge a Syrian doctor with murder and torture for alleged crimes in Syria.

The EU lifted sanctions on Syria's interior and defense ministers to reset diplomatic relations and support political transition, while resuming cooperation agreements and planning high-level dialogue with Damascus authorities.

Timeline of decades of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

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The Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's push to end protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria.

Syria re-emerges as a potential trade route to bypass the blocked Hormuz strait.

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Syrian authorities arrested a former intelligence officer tied to a leaked massacre video.