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NewsDesk MC June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 arrest, Assad Regime, counterterrorism, Damascus, Daraa, Daraya, Hajar al-Aswad, human rights violations, Intelligence Services, interior ministry, justice system, middle east, political transition, Qais Hassan al-Abd al-Rajab, security forces, state security, syria, transitional justice, War Crimes

Syria Arrests Former Assad Intelligence General Over Human Rights Violations

Damascus- Syria’s Interior Ministry said on Friday that it has arrested a senior former intelligence official from the ousted Assad-era

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NewsDesk MC June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Ahmed al-Sharaa, arab world, Bashar Assad, counterterrorism, daesh, Damascus, donald trump, geopolitical developments, hezbollah, International Relations, Israel-Hezbollah conflict, lebanon, Middle East Diplomacy, regional security, Sanctions Relief, saudi arabia, syria, Syrian transition, united states, US-Syria relations, Washington, white house

Syria US invitation Syria’s Al-Sharaa Receives US Invitation as Washington Expands Engagement

Damascus- Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has received an invitation to visit the United States on June 14, a diplomatic source

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NewsDesk MC June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 air travel, airspace closure, Aleppo, Amman, aviation disruption, Damascus, Hajj 2026, iran, iraq, israel, jordan, Madinah, makkah, Middle East conflict, Ministry of Awqaf, pilgrimage, regional security, saudi arabia, syria, Syrian Airlines, Syrian pilgrims

Regional Airspace Turmoil Delays Return of Syrian Hajj Pilgrims

London- Syria postponed all scheduled flights returning Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia on Monday after renewed hostilities between Iran and

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NewsDesk MC June 7, 2026June 7, 2026 accountability, civil war legacy, conflict victims, Damascus, detainees, Dummar, enforced disappearances, family search, human rights, humanitarian crisis, Majdoleen Al-Qadi, middle east, missing civilians, missing persons, National Commission for Missing Persons, post-conflict recovery, Rania Al-Abbasi, syria, Syrian Conflict, Syrian families, transitional justice

Twelve Years Without Answers: Syrian Family’s Search Reflects Nation’s Vast Missing-Persons Tragedy

Damascus- More than 12 years after Majdoleen Al-Qadi disappeared in Damascus, her family continues to search for answers, embodying the

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NewsDesk MC May 30, 2026 Abdul Rahman Yasin, accountability, Assad Rule, Bashar al-Assad, Civil Conflict, Damascus, detainees, detention, Disappeared Children, forced disappearances, government forces, human rights, middle east, missing persons, National Commission for Missing Persons, post-Assad Syria, Rania Al-Abbasi, syria, Syrian Authorities, Syrian civil war, War Crimes

Vanished Syrian Siblings Presumed Dead After 13-Year Search

Damascus – Syria’s National Commission for Missing Persons said on Saturday it had concluded with a high degree of certainty

Australia Repatriates Final Nationals from Syria’s Roj Camp

Qamishli-The last Australian women and children held in a camp in northeastern Syria housing relatives of suspected foreign militants have

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NewsDesk MC May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Ahmed al-Sharaa, Bashar al-Assad, civil war, Damascus, Diplomacy, energy markets, Évian-les-Bains, france, G7 summit, geopolitical tensions, global trade, Hafez al-Assad, Middle East conflict, reconstruction, regional economy, Sanctions Relief, Strait of Hormuz, supply chains, syria, Western relations, Yisr Barnieh

Syria Set for Historic G7 Appearance as Sharaa Invited to France Summit

Damascus-Srian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will attend next month’s G7 summit in France as a guest leader, three sources familiar with

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NewsDesk MC May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 AFP, Bab Sharqi, car bomb, civil defense, Damascus, Damascus blast, explosion, explosive device, government forces, Middle East security, militant attack, military facility, security forces, security operation, syria, Syrian army, Syrian Conflict, Syrian defense ministry, terrorism, urban violence, war aftermath

Car Bomb Near Syrian Defense Facility in Damascus Kills Soldier, Injures Others

Damascus-A car bomb exploded near a Syrian defense ministry-affiliated building in central Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least one soldier

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NewsDesk MC May 10, 2026May 10, 2026 Ahmed al-Sharaa, Bashar Assad, cabinet overhaul, cabinet reshuffle, Damascus, Deir Ezzor, governance reform, Homs, Latakia, Maher Al-Sharaa, middle east, political transition, post-Assad Syria, Quneitra, SANA, syria, Syrian Government, Syrian ministers, Syrian politics, Syrian presidency, transitional government

Sharaa Reshuffles Syrian Leadership, Removes Brother From Presidency Role

Damascus-Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa replaced several senior officials and ministers on Saturday, including his brother, in a partial government reshuffle

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Jordan Launches Cross-Border Strikes on Suspected Drug and Arms Sites in Southern Syria

Damascus— Jordan carried out airstrikes on suspected drug and weapons storage sites in southern Syria’s Sweida province, Syrian state television

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