RAQQA, Syria: Poor security at a camp in Syria housing thousands of suspected relatives of Daesh group militants has prevented UN agency staff from entering, days after Kurdish forces withdrew and the army deployed at the site. Two former employees at the Al-Hol desert camp told AFP on Friday that some of its residents had […]
Read MoreThe Syrian government’s rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings in Damascus, Paris and Iraq earlier this month, nine sources briefed on the closed-door summits told Reuters. The accounts, not previously reported and shared on condition of anonymity, showed that the US […]
Read MoreDAVOS: Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has canceled plans to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week, according to a senior member of the organization. Arab News spoke to many attendees at the Congress Centre who were disappointed with the decision, as the president’s participation in high-level diplomacy and economic sessions would […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS: US envoy Tom Barrack said on Tuesday that the existence of a friendly government in Damascus meant the reason for Washington’s alliance with Syrian Kurds against the Daesh group had “largely expired.” “The original purpose of the SDF as the primary anti-ISIS force on the ground has largely expired, as Damascus is now both […]
Read MoreLONDON: During discussions on Monday about the latest developments in Syria, the Syrian president, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, emphasized the important need to maintain the country’s territorial integrity and support all efforts to ensure its stability. During their telephone conversation they stressed that it is essential the Kurdish people are protected […]
Read MoreANKARA: Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party said on Monday that the Turkish government had no more “excuses” to delay a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) now that a landmark integration deal was achieved in neighboring Syria. On Sunday in Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to come under the control of […]
Read MoreSyria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree affirming the rights of the Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising their language and restoring citizenship to all Kurdish Syrians, state news agency SANA reported on Friday. Sharaa’s decree came after fierce clashes that broke out last week in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving at least 23 people dead, […]
Read MoreUnited States Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said efforts to de-escalate the situation were ongoing amid rising tensions between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government. In a post on X on Friday, Barrack said that the US “remains in close contact with all parties in Syria and is working around the clock […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS: Syria’s military said it would open a corridor Thursday for civilians to evacuate an area of Aleppo province that has seen a military buildup following intense clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces in Aleppo city. The army’s announcement late Wednesday — which said civilians would be able to evacuate through the “humanitarian corridor” from […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s minister of foreign affairs Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call on Thursday with his Syrian counterpart Asaad Al-Shaibani. The ministers discussed developments in Syria and the efforts being made in this regard.
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