This is Beirut, 30/10 19:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul discussed the possible return of Syrian refugees with President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a visit to Damascus on Thursday. Germany has a large Syrian community, with hundreds of thousands having settled there after fleeing the civil war. Wadephul said it was "in the understandable interest of the Syrian ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 17:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Future Investment Initiative Saudi Arabia
Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday his country had managed to secure $28 billion worth of investments in the past 10 months following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's government last year. The president cited the figure while speaking in Riyadh at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, where he ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Anti-narcotics units in Syria’s Homs province intercepted a vehicle carrying roughly 11 million Captagon pills smuggled from Lebanese territory, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced Tuesday. The shipment was seized in the southern rural area of Homs. Security forces confiscated both the drugs and the vehicle used in the operation. According ...
Liliane Mokbel, 23/10 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Banks Damascus Syria Lebanon economy
The Central Bank of Syria has given domestic banks a six-month deadline to fully provision their claims on the Lebanese banking sector, estimated at $1.6 billion, according to a circular cited by Reuters. The directive does not specify the exact nature of these claims – whether deposits, placements or financial investments – making their ...
This is Beirut, 22/10 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Lebanese Army (LAF) announced on Wednesday that it had arrested four individuals in separate raids as part of its ongoing efforts to maintain security and combat drug trafficking. In its statement, the LAF said the operations were carried out with support from Intelligence Directorate patrols. According to the statement, an army unit, also ...
This is Beirut, 22/10 12:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria government forces launched an operation Wednesday against jihadists holed up in a camp in the northwest, in a push to capture French fighters wanted by their government, a monitor and a French jihadist told AFP. Security forces "launched a vast operation against the camp... to arrest French fighters wanted by their government," ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Kingdom Syria Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The UK on Tuesday removed Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of banned "terrorist" organizations after the group ousted Bashar al-Assad last December and took control of the government. The move comes after the United States announced in July it would revoke HTS's "terrorist" designation. HTS was proscribed by the UK in 2017 over ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Nearly 12 million Captagon pills were seized in Al-Dumayr, near Damascus. The smuggling ring leader was arrested and the drugs will be destroyed. Despite ongoing crackdowns, Captagon – Syria’s main export during the civil war – continues to flood the region.
Maroun Chahine, 20/10 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Damascus Syria Synagogues Jews
In the heart of the Old City, the Faranj synagogue reopens after decades. Prayers, ceremonies and gatherings bring life back to a long-forgotten community. This symbolic return marks a historic turning point for Syria and reflects the revival of a community erased for generations.
This is Beirut, 17/10 18:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced the arrest of Nemir al-Assad and Qossay Wajih Ibrahim, the former commander of the Mountain Brigade under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad. In a post on X, Khattab said, “Nemir al-Assad and his terrorist group, as well as the criminal Qossay Wajih Ibrahim, former commander of the Mountain ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, has announced a “preliminary agreement” with the Syrian government to integrate SDF fighters into a unified military structure within the Syrian army, according to Al Hadath. In an interview with the Associated Press (AP) on Thursday, Abdi discussed what could be a ...
This is Beirut, 16/10 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A blast targeting a bus in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor on Thursday killed at least five defense ministry personnel, an official from the ministry told AFP. "An explosive device detonated as a bus carrying oil facility guards affiliated with the defense ministry passed by, killing five of them and wounding 13 others, including civilian ...