The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Syria’s president has granted a three-month extension to an investigation into last month’s sectarian killings of Alawite civilians in coastal areas that left hundreds dead The committee’s spokesperson said 41 sites of killings were documented but the committee required more time to gather additional evidence

Lisa Smith is appealing against her 2022 conviction for membership of IS.

Sanctions as a form of economic aggression are macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to call a halt, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The announcement comes months after a rebel coalition ousted longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who had maintained close ties with North Korea.

Twice-daily hiking trips for civilians in Golan buffer zone recently seized by Israel sold out almost immediately

The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar Assad was ousted

A Syrian tent city near the Turkish border is reportedly being readied to receive hundreds of thousands of Gazans as a result of Turkish and Qatari efforts

‘Technical talks’ aim to set up communications channel to avoid clashes in the region, Turkish official says.

Lisa Smith is appealing against her conviction for being a member of the so-called Islamic State terror group.

The recent PKK ceasefire came against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.