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Damascus condemns Israel Katz after visit with IDF soldiers on Mount Hermon
Katz's visit follows an IDF strike in Syria near Damascus on Saturday, which itself followed a larger strike on a military airfield on August 18.
Syrian Democratic Forces commander lands in Damascus for national unification talks - report
After strike on Turkish base in Syria, US urges Israel to show restraint
Assad’s death sentence puts Syria-Russia extradition treaty to the test - analysis
Israel’s Syria strike may have jolted diplomacy back to life - analysis
The Jordan talks will determine whether that message - so dramatically delivered - can now actually produce a workable arrangement.
Turkey has changed from rival to enemy amid Middle East shifts, security officials warn
According to assessments within the security establishment, Turkey seeks to strengthen a Sunni axis that is, among other things, anti-Israel.
Syria’s post-Assad gov't faces a defining test of accountability over chemical weapons - analysis
According to SANA, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani announced that Syria is beginning “a new phase” in dealing with the country’s chemical weapons legacy.
Syria's aviation revival: How the end of Assad and the Iran war brought the industry back
The war-torn nation began its revival effort soon after the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad, with recent developments including the return of Syrian Airlines to Europe.
Syria expects to resume negotiations with Israel, urges to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for deal
In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani also stressed that Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks.
IDF strikes Syrian terrorist poised to carry out imminent terror attack on Israeli soldiers
The strike follows an IDF attack against the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Tuesday.
Israel will not tolerate Turkey's 'dangerous adventures' in Syria, Katz warns Erdogan
"Erdogan is dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria. Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security," the defense minister wrote on X/Twitter.
Lebanon hands Assad-era general to Syria in first such transfer since Assad’s fall
The ministry said Issa was wanted under an arrest warrant on charges including intentional homicide, facilitating a felony, killing more than two people, and more.
Syria says it can stop buying wheat abroad, but analysts say the reality is more complicated
Economist Yafa Nawaf said sustainably eliminating the need for wheat imports depends on continued support for producers, access to fertilizer and seed, affordable fuel, and more.
Israel's Syria strike risked scrambling Turkish jets, military escalation, US envoy tells 'Post'
US envoy Tom Barrack warned that Israel's strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase, near Idlib, Syria, could have led to a rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation, possibly including Turkey.
