The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Middle East latest: Hamas says it will free a US-Israeli hostage to keep ceasefire talks rolling

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community have crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Qatar will send natural gas to Syria to increase its meager electricity supply

Syria's state-run SANA news agency says Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Turkey Insists Foreign Fighters Be Expelled From Syria: Source

Turkey's top diplomat travelled to Damascus on Thursday as Ankara said foreign fighters must be expelled from Syria, after an agreement spearheaded by the war-torn country's new authorities to disband armed groups.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025

Qatar begins supplying natural gas to Syria through Jordan

Qatar will provide 400 megawatts of electricity daily to Syria, where authorities have struggled with power generation.

Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2025

Syria Leader Signs Constitutional Declaration, Hailing 'New History'

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday hailed the start of a "new history" for his country, signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its five-year transitional period and laying out rights for women and freedom of expression.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025

Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

Israel Defence Minister Confirms Air Strike In Damascus

Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted an air strike in Damascus on Thursday, following reports from a war monitor that an Israeli raid had killed one person in Syria's capital.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025

Canada announces plan to ease Syria sanctions, appoints ambassador

Ottawa to begin easing unwinding sanctions, as it names its ambassador to Lebanon to serve in a parallel role in Syria.

Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2025

The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath

At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025