The Latest Breaking News from Damascus

Syrian air defenses activated against hostile targets near Damascus, raising tensions in the region. Ongoing conflict poses challenges for security in Syria.

Air raids target the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military facility in the west of the country.

State-run Syrian Arab News Agency says TV anchor killed in Israeli attack on Syrian capital.

Syrian TV anchor Safaa Ahmed killed in Israeli strike in Damascus. Syrian air defense intercepts most missiles. Israel declines to comment.

Hezbollah confirms top commander Ali Karaki killed in Israeli airstrike near Damascus, raising tensions in the region.

Tice was abducted in Damascus in 2012 while reporting on the Syrian Civil War

Chances of a rapprochement between regional rivals Turkey and Syria were raised momentarily on July 22, 2024, with news that the leaders of both countries were set for a much-anticipated meeting aimed at resolving long-standing differences. Within hours, Turkish sources dismissed the rumors of an imminent sit-down between the two…

Campaign posters have sprung up across Damascus as Syria prepares to hold a parliamentary election in government-held areas on Monday that is designed to renew the ruling Baath party's grip on power.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment", in a sign of reconciliation after the 2011 war broke ties between Ankara and Damascus.