The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.

As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...

Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified on Monday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces. The escalation follows accusations from Syria ...

At least seven people have been killed and 52 wounded in clashes on the border with Syria, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says. Monday’s violence came after skirmishes over the weekend ...

By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Aleppo and Damascus, Syria When he returned to Syria recently for the first time in 12 years, Kazem Togan asked the passport control agent to check whether he ...

Seven weeks had passed since he stunned the world by conquering most of Syria in an 11-day blitzkrieg that put an end to the 55-year dynastic rule of Bashar al-Assad and his father before him ...

The Israeli military has conducted air raids targeting what it described as military bases and command centres in southern Syria and outside the capital, Damascus. Israeli warplanes hit the town ...

Syria’s military fired rockets and shells at Lebanon on Sunday after accusing Iran-backed Hezbollah of executing three Syrian army personnel, sparking unusual tensions between the two war ...

Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out ...

The ninth edition of the EU's yearly conference in support of Syria kicks off in Brussels on Monday. Members of Syria's interim government will be the country's first formal delegation to attend ...

Syrian troops maneuver in the village of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, located 2 km (1.24 miles) from the Lebanon border, Syria, Monday, March 17, 2025. Lebanon's president ordered troops to retaliate for ...