The Latest Breaking News from Damascus

Despite the dire need for humanitarian aid in Gaza, there would be no deliveries across the Rafah border crossing from Egypt on Friday, according to the communications director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees

French judicial authorities have issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and two army generals alleging their involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity, including in chemical attacks in 2013 on rebel-held Damascus suburbs, lawyers for Syrian victims said

Israeli forces have carried out "air aggression" on runways on Syria's two main international airports of Damascus and Aleppo, putting them out of action, Syrian state media said on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Damascus and Aleppo airports knocked out of service in Israeli attacks, state news agency SANA says.

The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria's government to the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people

Gamers the world over will be familiar with the incredibly detailed historic cityscapes the Assassin’s Creed franchise has produced so far. Following earlier forays into ancient Damascus and Athens, the forthcoming instalment, Mirage, takes players into ninth-century Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid caliphate.

The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has kept a lid on the defeated Islamic State group for years

Anti-government protests in southern Syria have stretched into a second week, with demonstrators waving the colorful flag of the minority Druze community, burning banners of President Bashar Assad's government and at one point raiding several offices of his ruling party.

Anti-government protests continue for a second week in government-controlled Sweida.