The Latest Breaking News from Damascus

Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar al-Assad are reluctant to disarm and disband as ordered by the country's new rulers, their spokesman told AFP. An Islamist-led offensive ripped through Syria from the north and into Damascus on December 8, bringing to a sudden end five decades of…

Syria’s new leadership faces an economy devastated by war and sanctions, with inflation and a decimated currency.

Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.

First direct flight from Doha in 13 years touches down amid hopes SyrianAir fleet can be restored after war

Israeli military raids in West Bank lead to deaths of 3 militants. First international commercial flight lands in Damascus post-Assad ousting.

International commercial flight resumes in Damascus post-Assad era. Diplomatic relations with new authorities strengthen. Gulf countries expected to fund S...

The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport arriving from Qatar

Washington opens the way for some transactions in a move seen as an ‘important step’ towards easing sanctions.

Every night, Damascus residents stand guard outside shops and homes armed with light weapons often supplied by Syria's new rulers, eager to fill the security vacuum that followed the recent takeover.

Commercial flights between Doha and Damascus will fly from Tuesday

Ministers from Syria's transitional government urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Damascus during their first visit to Qatar since overthrowing president Bashar al-Assad.