Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): The first public trial in Syria of officials linked to the rule of former President Bashar Assad opened in Damascus Sunday. Atef Najib, a former Syrian army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad, appeared in the courtroom to face charges related to “crimes […]
Syria, Jordan reaffirm military commitments
LONDON(RANUMA): Syria and Jordan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military ties. The statement was made during a meeting in Amman between the Syrian Chief of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Naasan and Jordan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti. Huneiti emphasized Jordan’s commitment to supporting the Syrian Arab […]
Iraq to export oil through Syria’s Baniyas port amid regional conflict
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Iraq is exporting oil to global markets through Syria’s Baniyas oil port, emphasizing Damascus’s role as a transit hub during the regional conflict that has affected energy prices. The Syrian Petroleum Company announced that 299 oil-carrying trucks loaded with Iraqi fuel began entering Syrian territory late on Wednesday through the Al-Tanf border crossing, bound […]
Syria president to head to Germany, UK for first time since assuming power
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s presidency announced on Saturday that President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will head to Germany and Britain next week, his first visit to the two countries since assuming power. The official SANA news agency said Sharaa would “pay an official visit to both the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom on Monday and Tuesday” […]
UN calls for efforts to shield Syria from regional conflict as fragile recovery hangs in balance
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): The UN warned on Wednesday that Syria’s fragile recovery could be derailed by spillover from the widening military conflict in the region, and called for renewed efforts to insulate the country from the escalation. The deputy special envoy for Syria, Claudio Cordone, said that incidents linked to Iranian missile and drone activity, […]
In major policy shift on Syria, UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): The UN Security Council on Friday removed Al-Nusra Front, the militant group that evolved into Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, from its so-called Daesh and Al-Qaeda Sanctions List. The move signals a major shift in international policy toward Syria’s evolving political landscape in the post-Assad era, and ends a global freeze on assets, travel […]
Syria starts emptying Daesh-linked Al-Hol camp: officials to AFP
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria began evacuating remaining residents of Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Daesh group fighters, as it empties the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, two officials told AFP. Al-Hol, located in a desert region of Hasakah province, had been Syria’s largest camp housing relatives of suspected Daesh fighters. Last month, the government took over […]
Syria says has taken over another base from US forces
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s defense ministry said on Sunday it had taken over the Al-Shadadi base in the northeast from US forces, days after assuming control of a facility near the Jordan-Iraq borders. “The forces of the Syrian Arab Army have taken over the Al-Shadadi military base in the Hasakah countryside following coordination with the American side,” […]
Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors. The signing came a week after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved a treaty with Syria for the transfer […]
Syria, Russia discuss cooperation on railway development
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian and Russian officials discussed the possibility of Moscow assisting in the development of Syria’s railway network as part of a collaborative effort to modernize the country’s transport infrastructure. Syrian Transport Minister Yarub Badr on Thursday in Damascus had talks with Russian Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin, and Igor Levitin, an […]
