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Jordan News
4 days ago
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Syrian President Arrives in Kuwait for Official Talks - Jordan News
Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shara arrived in Kuwait on Sunday for an official visit at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance cooperation between Syria and Kuwait in political and economic spheres, in a way that serves the interests of both nations and promotes joint Arab action. President Al-Shara was received at Kuwait International Airport by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) described the visit as 'a significant milestone in Syrian-Kuwaiti relations,' reaffirming Kuwait's firm stance in support of Syria's unity, sovereignty, and its people. The Syrian President is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani and senior government officials. The talks are expected to focus on expanding bilateral cooperation, discussing regional developments, and coordinating efforts to enhance Arab solidarity and economic integration. اضافة اعلان
Roya News
18-05-2025
- Roya News
Car bomb reportedly targets police station in Syria
A Syrian security source in the Deir ez-Zor countryside reported that an explosion, believed to have been caused by a car bomb, occurred this morning targeting the police station in the city of Al-Mayadin in eastern Syria. According to the source, who spoke to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the blast resulted in a number of casualties among police officers and civilians. The source noted that ambulance and civil defense teams rushed to the scene to provide assistance and transport the wounded to nearby hospitals.
Roya News
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
Syria welcomes Trump's remarks on lifting sanctions
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani has welcomed recent comments by US President Donald Trump about lifting sanctions previously imposed on Syria. In remarks published by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Al-Shibani said: 'We welcome President Donald Trump's recent statements about lifting the sanctions that were imposed on Syria in response to the heinous war crimes committed by the Assad regime.' He described the shift as a major development: 'This marks a pivotal turning point for the Syrian people as we move toward a future of stability, self-sufficiency, and real reconstruction after years of devastating war.' Al-Shibani also signaled Syria's openness to rebuilding ties with the US, saying: 'We view this announcement very positively and are ready to build a relationship with the United States based on mutual respect, trust, and shared interests.' He added that Trump now has a historic opportunity to reshape US policy in the region. 'President Trump has a chance to achieve a historic peace agreement and a real win for American interests in Syria. He has already done more for the Syrian people than his predecessors, who allowed war criminals to cross red lines and commit inhumane atrocities.' Al-Shibani also expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for supporting efforts to lift sanctions. In a post on his official X account, he thanked the Saudi leadership, government, and people for their 'sincere efforts' and said the move represents 'a victory for justice and a reaffirmation of Arab unity.' أتقدم بجزيل الشكر والتقدير للمملكة العربية السعودية قيادةً وحكومةً وشعباً، على الجهود الصادقة التي بذلتها في دعم مساعي رفع العقوبات الجائرة عن سوريا. هذه الخطوة تمثل انتصاراً للحق وتأكيداً على وحدة الصف العربي. 1/3 — أسعد حسن الشيباني (@AsaadHShaibani) May 13, 2025
Shafaq News
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Al-Sharaa in Bahrain: Syria's regional reintegration
Shafaq News/ On Saturday, transitional Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Bahrain for an official visit, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Al-Sharaa was greeted by a senior Bahraini delegation led by Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of the King for Humanitarian Affairs and Youth, and Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. Bahrain, among the Arab countries that have reestablished relations with Syria in recent years, continues to support regional efforts to reintegrate Damascus into institutions such as the Arab League. The trip follows a wave of regional outreach by al-Sharaa since taking office, including visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Jordan. Internationally, al-Sharaa recently traveled to Paris for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, to address possible easing of long-standing sanctions imposed during Syria's previous administration. Western powers are cautiously testing ties with al-Sharaa. France led the push, and the EU echoed this conditional approach, easing some financial restrictions while maintaining arms embargoes.
American Military News
04-05-2025
- Politics
- American Military News
Israel launches attack in Syria to protect Druze minority
Sectarian battles erupted in Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 16 security personnel and civilians in a suburb near Damascus, and drawing Israeli airstrikes against what Israeli leaders said were groups targeting the minority Druze sect. The violence in the suburb of Ashrafiyah Sahnaya, about five miles southwest of the Syrian capital, came one day after a wave of clashes in the Druze-majority suburb of Jaramana. A monitoring group put the death toll at 17. Later Wednesday, security officials said government forces had restored order, but the bloodletting cast fresh doubt on the ability of Syria's new Islamist rulers to impose their control over armed factions and to calm sectarian tensions that threaten to tear the country apart. It has also provided an additional justification for Israel to intervene in its northern neighbor. Israel views Syria's fledgling government as a jihadi threat on its borders that it must counter, both to protect itself and its neighbor's Druze minority. Skirmishes began overnight, with reports of pro-government fighters sneaking through agricultural fields near the Druze-majority town of Ashrafiyah Sahnaya and clashing with Druze militiamen. An unnamed security source quoted by the official Syrian Arab News Agency, or SANA, said fighting started when 'groups working outside the law launched a coordinated attack on a government checkpoint and shot at civilian and security forces' vehicles.' It did not specify with whom the attackers were affiliated. Residents in Ashrafiyah Sahnaya and other Druze-majority areas near the capital reported that authorities were preventing motorists from going in and out of the area. Videos released by an activist traveling with one of the Islamist factions depict battles that went on for hours in Ashrafiyah Sahnaya's streets, with fighters shooting antiaircraft guns and rocket-propelled grenades down boulevards emptied of residents. The Druze, members of a religion with links to Islam, number around 500,000 people in Syria, most of them living in cities and towns south of Damascus. Many have familial ties to Druze communities in Lebanon and Israel. Israeli airstrikes soon followed in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz in a joint statement called a 'warning operation' that 'struck elements of an extremist group that was preparing to continue attacks on the Druze population in the town of Sahnaya.' 'At the same time, a stern message was conveyed to the Syrian regime: Israel expects it to act to prevent harm to the Druze,' the statement said. 'Israel will not allow the Druze community in Syria to be harmed given the deep commitment to our Druze brothers in Israel, who are bound by family ties and history to their Druze brothers in Syria.' Israel has vowed to defend the Druze in Syria against what it says is a government led by extremists. Hours after the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad in December, Israel dispatched troops across long-established armistice lines into Syrian border villages, where they remain in place to establish what Israeli leaders have said is a buffer zone. It also informed Syrian authorities that government forces would not be allowed to move into southern Syria. Many in the Syrian Druze community reject Israeli intervention. Though Druze celebrated the fall of Assad, they have kept at arm's length the rebel coalition that overthrew him and is now in charge; the coalition includes jihadi groups that once had ties to Al Qaeda. Despite repeated negotiations with government officials, Druze militias have refused to disband or to integrate under the Syrian army before an inclusive state is formed. Fighting between the Druze and government-aligned factions was triggered on Tuesday after an audio clip purportedly of a Druze cleric surfaced in which he insulted the prophet Muhammad. The cleric, Marwan Kiwan, later released a video denying any connection to the clip, while the Syrian Interior Ministry confirmed in its initial investigations that Kiwan was not involved. But by then, Sunni gunmen were already converging on the Jaramana neighborhood. Government officials and local leaders were able to stop the fighting in Jaramana before clashes began anew in Ashrafiyah Sahnaya. The latest spasm of sectarian killings snarls the government's all-out effort to move beyond the country's 14-year civil war, which pitted Assad and his allies against a Sunni-dominated opposition comprising dozens of armed factions. Authorities have so far been unable to corral those factions, many of which fought by their side during the civil war and are now putative allies in the country's new security apparatus. The scenes Wednesday echoed those seen last month, when pro-government factions descended on Syria's coastal region and massacred more than 1,000 civilians. The massacres spurred a wave of global opprobrium, with the U.S., Europe and other world powers demanding guarantees that minorities' rights would be preserved before far-reaching sanctions on the country can be lifted. In a statement Wednesday, Syria's Foreign Ministry said that it rejects all forms of outside intervention in its internal affairs and that it would 'protect all segments of the Syrian people without exception.' ___ © 2025 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
