Syria

Syrian activist Hassan Akkad detained in Damascus

Syrian journalist Mousa al-Omar reportedly filed a complaint about Akkad’s social media comments prior to his arrest.

ConocoPhillips set to sign deal with Syria to revive gas production

Agreement will be first by a US energy major with Damascus as it aims to rebuild activity after years of civil war

Rania al‑Abbasi’s children: The truth revealed

Syrian commission confirms the deaths of Rania al-Abbasi’s six children, missing under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

Former general for Syria’s Assad pleads not guilty in torture trial

Brigadier General Khaled al-Halabi faces charges of aggravated torture, coercion, sexual coercion and bodily harm.

Missing Syrian chess champion’s children likely dead, authorities say

Syrian commission confirms deaths of Rania al-Abbasi's six children, missing since 2013 under Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Syria holds legislative elections in former Kurdish-controlled areas

Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett reports on the Syrian legislative elections in Hasakah and the town of Kobane.

Atef Najib faces at least 10 charges in landmark Syria trial

Cousin of former President Bashar al-Assad faces charges that include murder, torture and responsibility for massacres.

Syria sees first government reshuffle since al-Assad’s ouster

The reshuffle by President Ahmed al-Sharaa comes amid protests over alleged poor governance.

Syria and Lebanon make ‘significant progress’ at talks on joint interests

In Damascus, Lebanese prime minister and Syrian president discuss issues including security, transport and energy.

Syria says it dismantled Hezbollah-linked cell plotting assassinations

Authorities say the cell was planning 'targeted assassinations against high-level government officials'.

Syria becomes alternative energy corridor for oil as Hormuz effectively blo

Syria is receiving hundreds of Iraqi oil trucks hauling crude overland as an alternative energy corridor to Europe.

First trial of Assad-era Syrian official starts in Damascus

Syria begun its first public trial of former Assad-era officials, with ex-security chief Atef Najib appearing in court.

Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus

Atef Najib, ex-head of political security in Deraa province, is charged with 'crimes against the Syrian people'.

Key suspect in notorious Tadamon massacre during Syria civil war arrested

Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.

Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria

Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

Al-Sharaa says Syria to stay out of war on Iran unless attacked

'14 years of war is enough for Syria': Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria will remain outside the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Israel strikes Syria after Druze clashes

Syria condemned the strikes on weapons sites and government infrastructure as an "outrageous" assault on Syria's sovereignty.