Damascus forces foil ISIS attack in Deir Ezzor, one officer killed

Syrian security forces foiled an ISIS suicide attack in al-Mayadin, killing both assailants but losing one officer in the clash. The Internal Security Forces in Syria's Deir Ezzor province announced on Friday that they had thwarted a terrorist...

Syria ‘to revalue currency’

SYRIA will issue new banknotes, removing two zeros from its currency in an attempt to restore public confidence in the severely devalued pound, according to seven sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by Reuters. The step is...

Israeli Media: Syria and Israel agree on majority of security provisions

By Qais al- Abdullah DAMASCUS, Syria ( North Press) – The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday that the course of negotiations between Syria and Israel has made significant progress regarding the signing of a security agreement...

U.S. kills Islamic State operative in rare raid in Syria

U.S. military forces conducted a rare ground raid in northern Syria this week, killing a senior Islamic State financier, the Pentagon’s Central Command said Thursday. It was the second such raid in less than a month. In a statement, Central...

Is Syria Open for Business?

US, EU, and UK Sanctions Relief Paves the Way for New Investment Opportunities In the months after the fall of the Assad government in December 2024, the US, EU, and UK governments have lifted most sanctions on Syria. The dramatic changes to these...

Syria's security and stability part of Arab, regional security: Qatar envoy

HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani Qatar, in a statement delivered on behalf of the Arab Group at the United Nations, affirmed that Syria’s security and stability are an integral part of Arab and regional security. It stressed that preserving...

CENTCOM says it killed senior ISIS official in Syria

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday that U.S. forces killed an individual they described as a senior ISIS official during a raid in northern Syria. The raid was specifically organized to target the individual, whose name and...

Update: Security officer killed in suicide attack in E. Syria

DAMASCUS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- One internal security officer was killed in a suicide attack carried out by Islamic State (IS) militants targeting a security checkpoint in the eastern Syrian city of Mayadeen on Friday, state-run Syrian Arab News...

ISIS suicide attack targets checkpoint in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

2025-08-22T17:58:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Deir ez-Zor The Syrian Interior Ministry confirmed on Friday that an Internal Security officer was killed after security forces thwarted an ISIS suicide attack on a...

Syria denies reports that it will sign security deal with Israel

Israel has occupied areas of Syria beyond the Golan Heights after the Assad regime fell in December 2024 [Getty] The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Friday denied reports claiming that Syria would sign a security agreement with Israel next September....

Syria to slash zeros from currency, print new banknotes: Reuters

Syria prepares to remove two zeros from its currency amid economic collapse, with Goznak to print new notes and a rollout set for December. In an effort to restore public confidence in its severely devalued currency, Syria is preparing to issue...

Suicide bombing kills police officer at Syria checkpoint

A suicide attack on Friday at a security checkpoint in Syria’s east killed one police officer, state media said, blaming the bombing on the Islamic State group (IS). A second would-be assailant was killed by security forces, the official news...

Syria's Political Transition On 'A Knife-Edge' Amid Military Skirmishes

(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) DAMASCUS, Syria – The UN Special Envoy for Syria briefed the Security Council on Thursday, saying that amid a strained ceasefire and military skirmishes in Syria, the political transition“remains on a knife's edge”....

Syria's new deals do not guarantee a safe rebuild

Risks remain for the country's reconstruction, and they go well beyond the country’s borders Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old archive Exclusive...

Syria’s Suwayda gets new aid route

2025-08-22T14:41:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News — Damascus / Suwayda On Friday, police in Syria’s southern city of Suwayda have opened a new corridor to deliver food and other essentials after weeks of disruption caused by...

Security incidents disrupt Busra al-Sham corridor to Suwayda in southern Syria

A series of security incidents have disrupted the operation of the Busra al-Sham humanitarian corridor, located on the administrative border between Daraa and Suwayda, which was designated for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Suwayda following...

Syria – Commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the chemical attacks against the people of the Ghouta district (22.08.25)

On August 21, 2013, Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime launched a sarin gas attack on the people of Damascus’s Ghouta district, killing 1,400 people, including many children. With yesterday marking the twelfth anniversary of this despicable crime,...

Saudi Arabia, Syria to host first joint private-sector investment forum on Sunday

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Federation of Saudi Chambers, represented by the Saudi-Syrian Business Council, will organize the first joint Saudi-Syrian Investment Forum for the private sector on Sunday, with the participation of senior...

Syria to revalue currency, dropping two zeros in bid for stability, sources say

Suicide attack targets checkpoint in eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- A suicide attack carried out by Islamic State (IS) militants targeted a security checkpoint in the eastern Syrian city of Mayadeen on Friday, Syrian state media reported. According to the state-run Syrian Arab News...