Qatar PM demands Israel ‘immediately withdraw’ from Syria buffer zone
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Qatar demands Israel “immediately withdraw” from its buffer zone with Syria, the Qatari prime minister said on Thursday during a visit to Damascus, after Israeli troops had entered the area following Bashar Assad’s fall. “The Israeli occupation’s seizure of the buffer zone is a reckless… act and it must immediately withdraw,” Sheikh Mohammed bin […]
UN rights chief says transitional justice ‘crucial’ in Syria
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was “crucial” for Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the country. “Transitional justice is crucial as Syria moves forward,” the UN high commissioner for human rights said. “Revenge and vengeance are never […]
UN migration agency appeals for $73 million in aid for Syria
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): The UN migration agency on Thursday expanded an aid appeal for Syria to over $73 million, as the country transitions after years of civil war and decades of dictatorship. The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration said it was more than doubling an appeal launched last month for Syria, from $30 million to $73.2 […]
Qatar and Turkiye dispatch two power ships to generate electricity for Syria
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Qatar and Turkiye sent two power-generating ships to Syria on Tuesday to help address the energy crisis in the country caused by insufficient electricity supplies. Khaled Abu Di, the director of Syria’s Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity, said the floating power plants are capable of generating a total of 800 megawatts […]
Turkey’s President Erdogan warns of cross-border operation in Syria
Ankara, Jan 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted at the possibility of a new cross-border military operation in Syria if Turkey perceives threats to its national security. “Turkey has often shown that it has an uncompromising will to protect its survival. If it comes to that point, we may come again suddenly one […]
Syrian FM visits Qatar as new authorities seek regional and global diplomatic ties
DOHA(RAHNUMA): Syria’s new foreign minister met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday, as Syria’s new de facto authorities under Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham establish diplomatic ties with regional and global governments. Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani posted on X that he’s also set to visit Jordan and the United Arabs Emirates […]
Syria to resume international flights at Damascus airport
Damascus, Jan 4 (IANS) Syria’s Damascus International Airport will begin receiving international flights starting Tuesday, Ashhad al-Salibi, chairman of the Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, announced Saturday. Al-Salibi told Syria’s SANA state news agency that the authorities are in the process of fully rehabilitating the airports in Damascus and the northern […]
French and German foreign ministers urge inclusive transition in Syria during Damascus visit
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria, top French and German diplomats said Friday as they visited Damascus to meet with new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock were in the Syrian capital for talks on behalf of the European Union, in the […]
Gulf cooperation council chief affirms support for Syria during visit
RIYADH(RAHNUMA): Jasem Al-Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met on Monday with Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa in the capital Damascus, the Saudi Press Agency said. Al-Budaiwi said the visit affirms the GCC’s support for Syria’s unity and stability to achieve security, prosperity, and development for the Syrian people. The secretary-general, who […]
Syria forces launch security sweep in Homs city: state media
DAMASCUS (RAHNUMA): Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organizers from the Alawite minority of the former president. “The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Military Operations Department, begins a wide-scale combing operation in the neighborhoods […]
