The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Syrian Pound Sets New Low, Gov. Unable to Find Solution

The Syrian pound recorded a new decline in the black market in regime-controlled areas, exceeding 8,000 against the US dollar, despite the increase in foreign remittances received during the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. Economists explained that the decline continued with the ongoing economic crisis and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Syrians in Lebanon Fear Deportation

Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army. Syrians poured into Lebanon after civil war broke out in 2011, with Damascus's brutal suppression of peaceful protests.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Tunisian President Appoints New Ambassador to Syria

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed a new ambassador to Syria, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement. Tunisia cut off diplomatic relations with Syria nearly a decade ago to protest Bashar Assad's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011 that developed into civil war in which hundreds of thousands…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2023

Saudi Arabia's KSrelief Center Provides Humanitarian Aid in Syria, Yemen

The mobile medical clinics of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services in Yemen's Hajjah governorate. KSrelief clinics offered medical aid to 294 people who suffered different health conditions. Also, 286 individuals were provided with medications.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2023

Washington Renews Rejection of ‘Normalization’ with Damascus

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, stressed that no normalization would take place with the Syrian regime “in the absence of permanent political change." The US State Department announced, in a tweet, that Leaf met with a delegation of the opposition Syrian National Coalition…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2023

Security, Troops Withdrawal Top Syria-Türkiye 'Normalization' Talks

The Defense Ministers of Russia, Syria, Türkiye and Iran held a new round of consultations in Moscow on Tuesday, which focused on security and military presence near the border areas in northern Syria. The results of the closed-door meeting constituted preparations for holding upcoming talks at the level of foreign…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

Germany: Van Carrying 29 Syrians Flees, Hits Police Car

A van carrying 29 people from Syria collided with a police car after its driver tried to evade a check by officers near Germany's border with Poland, police said Wednesday. No one was hurt. The van was stopped near Goerlitz on Tuesday evening. Before officers could check the vehicle, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

How ‘Putin’s chef’ and his Wagner Group are cashing in on Sudan

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Lebanon Divided over Return of Displaced Syrians

Some political parties and local communities have called for the deportation of Syrian refugees, while others and international organizations considered that the conditions for their return were not suitable. In light of this situation, there have been warnings against potential “Syrian-Lebanese clashes”, especially with anonymous calls for the displaced Syrians…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

As Assad returns to Arab fold, Syrians watch with hope, fear

Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are watching the accelerating normalization of ties between the government of Bashar Assad and Syria's neighbors through starkly different lenses

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023