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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.

Assad-era general, Adel Issa, was detained in Lebanon and transferred to Syria.
Taken before his appointment as Mossad Chief, Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military presence before strikes

Daily life is gradually returning to parts of Homs as Syria begins to emerge from years of war, with easing US restrictions raising hopes for renewed investment and economic recovery.PremiumPremium

'People are now happy': Syria emerges from isolation on the road to recovery

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus, July 25, 2026

Golan Heights 'are Syrian territory,' UN chief Guterres stresses during Damascus visit


Syria denies kidnapping or holding US journalist missing for 10 years

Biden said Washington knew "with certainty" that Tice had at times been held by Syria's government.

Marc and Debra Tice, parents of US journalist Austin Tice, talk during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon December 4, 2018.

Hamas to restore Syria ties after 10 years of dispute, sources say

The terrorist organization had previously endorsed the revolt to overthrow Assad.

 A young boy carrying a Hamas flag walks past Palestinian women gathered as they wait for the funeral of a young Palestinian girl, outside the family's home in the Qalandiya Refugee camp in the West Bank, on December 18, 2015.

UN covered up Assad’s killing of humanitarian workers - exclusive

The UN has allegedly covered up the murder of two humanitarian workers in Syria by President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

People stand near near rubble of damaged buildings in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria in December 2016

Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say

An official at the city's water utility service said it was out of action as a result of the strikes.

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.

Can Israel stomach a rehabilitated Assad? - opinion

A decisive lead from the US could prevent Assad’s rehabilitation. But is Biden, like Obama before him, too concerned with the nuclear deal and Iranian sensitivities? 

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad casts his vote in the country’s presidential election in May.

Millions in Syria face disaster if aid crossing is shut - UN

Currently, around 1,000 UN trucks a month enter Syria at the single crossing point of Bab al-Hawa to deliver food, medical supplies and humanitarian aid

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.

Syrian presidential elections begin, Assad expected to win fourth term

The government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite a decade-old war, but the opposition and Western nations view it as merely rubber-stamping Assad's grip on power.

Syria's President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma cast their votes during the country's presidential elections at a polling station in Douma, Syria, May 26, 2021.

White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens

The United States suspended operations at the US embassy in Damascus in February 2012.

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Palestinian refugees displaced in Syria to finally return home to Yarmouk

Khaled Abdul Majid, the Syria-based leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, told Al-Monitor that 100,000 people are expected to return to their houses that suffered minimal damage.

Soldiers walk past damaged buildings in Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus

At 20, Bashar Assad's rule is the shame of the Arab world

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Whatever its future, Assad’s presidency has already earned him a place in history, in folklore and in hell.

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad and his wife Asma cast their votes during parliamentary elections in Damascus, last week.