How to stabilise Syria will also be discussed, said Mr Merz. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U_S_'s special envoy for Syria has called Lebanon “a failed state,” highlighting frustration with Beirut’s “paralyzed government.”.

At America’s urging, Israel and Turkey have found an uneasy balance, each hoping the other will avoid its red lines. A Turkish base in Damascus would cross Israel’s, says Omer Ozkizilcik, an analyst at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank. An Israeli intervention in support of Syria’s Kurdish insurgents would cross Turkey’s.

"I didn't know the salaries the government pays were this high!" Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa joked after more than 100 loyalists arrived at his former rebel base, many pulling up in luxury SUVs.

More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven by a mix of sectarian violence, acts of revenge and property disputes.

The Israeli army staged a new incursion into several villages in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Monday, in the latest violation of the country’s sovereignty. A patrol consisting of four military vehicles and two tanks moved into the ...

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, said on Monday that the Syrian delegation voted in favor of the new draft resolution on the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, including the paragraphs related to Syria.