Putin hosts Syria’s interim leader for talks, with Russian military bases on the agenda
MOSCOW(RAHNUMA): Syria’s interim leader arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for his second visit in less than four months for talks expected to focus on the future of Russian military bases in the country. Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa first visited Russia in October. He led a swift rebel offensive in December 2024 that ousted former Syrian […]
UK, US, Germany and France urge adherence to ceasefire in Syria
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Britain, the United States, France and Germany on Tuesday welcomed the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, and urged all parties to strictly adhere to the agreement. “We call upon all parties to strictly adhere to the ceasefire and to exercise their utmost restraint. We urge all external […]
Syria army’s clashes with Kurds ‘setback’ to Turkiye peace process: PKK spokesman
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Recent clashes between Syria’s military and Kurdish forces are a “setback” and a “plot” to derail the PKK peace process with Turkiye, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday. “The developments in Syria and the larger Middle East have a direct effect on the peace process in Turkiye,” said Zagros […]
Syrian forces foil attempt to smuggle rockets and missiles into Lebanon
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Security forces in the Syrian Arab Republic foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Lebanon on Monday. An Interior Ministry official said officers intercepted and seized a vehicle during a raid in Al-Jarajir village, in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. It contained nine Konkurs guided missiles, 68 rocket-propelled grenade charges, two […]
Siege on Syria’s Kobani ‘must be lifted immediately’: Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish DEM party
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a “humanitarian tragedy.” The situation in Kobani had escalated from a crisis into a “deadly catastrophe,” DEM said after sending a delegation to visit northeastern Syria which over the […]
Syria begins oil extraction at recently controlled fields, state news agency says
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): The Syrian Petroleum Company has begun extracting oil from recently controlled fields and sending output to the Homs and Baniyas refineries, the state news agency SANA reported on Saturday. One of those fields, Al-Omar oilfield, which is the country’s largest, came under government control recently after a lightning offensive against Kurdish forces who had […]
Trump, Erdogan discuss Syria and Gaza in call
WASHINGTON/ ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed developments in Syria and Gaza with US counterpart Donald Trump in a telephone call on Tuesday as Syria’s Turkiye-backed government announced a ceasefire with US-allied Kurdish forces after days of clashes. Turkiye separately weighed if Erdogan should join the US leader’s “Board of Peace” initiative. “President Erdogan stated […]
Syrian presidency: Agreement reached with Kurds on Hasakah stronghold
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s presidency announced on Tuesday an understanding with the Kurds over the fate of Kurdish-majority areas of their stronghold of Hasakah province in the country’s northeast. In a statement carried by state media, the presidency said “a joint understanding has been reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces on a number […]
Iraqi Kurdistan leader welcomes Syrian decree recognizing Kurdish rights
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): The President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Saturday welcomed a new Syrian presidential decree recognizing the country’s Kurdish population, Syrian state media reported. Barzani described the move as a significant political and legal step toward building a new Syria, the Syrian Arab News Agency added. In a statement, Barzani expressed support for […]
Turkiye ready to help end conflict in Syria’s Aleppo, parliament speaker says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is following developments in Syria’s Aleppo hour-by-hour and is ready to provide support to end conflict there, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday. Fierce fighting in the northern Syrian city between government forces and Kurdish fighters drove thousands of civilians from their homes on Wednesday, with Washington reported to be mediating […]
