The Latest Breaking News from Syria

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham armed group and allied forces are reported to have captured Syrian army weapons depots.

Restoration of vital road to Lebanon's border crossing with Syria underway post ceasefire agreement, facilitating movement and rebuilding infrastructure.

Restoration of vital road to Lebanon's border crossing with Syria post-ceasefire agreement, aiding movement of people and goods.

The announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is welcome news for a region torn apart by more than a year of warfare. Hopefully when implemented, the ceasefire will offer some respite for both Lebanese and Israeli civilians.

In 1177BC, Amurapi, the last king of Ugarit in modern-day Syria, wrote in cuneiform on baked clay to the Hittite emperor Suppiluliuma II: “My father behold, the enemy’s ships have come; my cities were burned, and they did evil things in my country.” Soon, both the Hittite and Ugaritic kingdoms…

Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence will be questioned over her 2017 meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks in the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an agreement appear to be ripe

Peri Pamir given suspended sentence after posting article about UK woman killed fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

Nominee to be director of national intelligence visited Syrian dictator in 2017 and has made statements echoing Russian propaganda

Netflix’s upcoming biblical biopic, Mary, has been attacked on social media because the title character and her husband Joseph are being played by Israeli actors.