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Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.

A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Netanyahu, cabinet to discuss Trump's plan for Syria to remove Hezbollah from Lebanon - report

New Iraqi Prime Minister designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026.

Syria, Iraq hope for meetings in Washington, seek coordinated visit with US envoy

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.

Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis


US-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they took over about 10 government offices ranging from the local finance, grains and education branches in a zone in the heart of the city of Qamishli.

 A convoy of US military vehicles moves in the village of Khirbet Amo, near Qamishli, Syria February 12, 2020.

What the US is saying about Iranian drone threats in Iraq and Syria

The US reports, containing several mentions of drones and UAVs, provide evidence of the rising Iranian threat in Iraq and Syria against US forces.

 An American flag flutters on a U.S military vehicle during a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019

Biden says ISIS leader Quraishi killed in Syria raid

The world is now a "safer place" after the killing of Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi, according to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

 A general view shows on February 3, 2022 the scene following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in Atme, in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib which left at least nine people dead including an ISIS commander.

Why Iran’s threat to attack Israel’s Dimona matters - analysis

The decision to unveil a new multiple-drone launcher while splicing that with a digital mock-up of Dimona is a new level of Iranian aggressive threats. 

 Dimona nuclear facility seen in satellite imagery published available on the Mapbox application

Hostages taken during US airborne operation, according to Syrian media

A number of citizens were reportedly taken hostage in a US airborne operation in Syria, according to Syrian SANA news agency.

AMERICAN SOLDIERS stand near military trucks at al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria, on March 23.

Israel’s Syria policy could be coming to new crossroads - analysis

The UAE foreign minister recently met with Bashar Assad, and the region now sees Syria as possibly being welcomed back into the fold by the Gulf states, Egypt and some other countries.

 Israeli soldiers from the Armored Corps seen near the Syrian border in the northern Golan Heights, October 17, 2021.

United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says

"They said they are going to stay in Syria and will not withdraw - they will keep fighting Islamic State," Ahmed said. "Before they were unclear under Trump and during the Afghan withdrawal."

 People stand next to a Kurdistan flag as they wait for Pope Francis to hold a mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021.

Canadian Islamic State fighter and propagandist charged by US

Khalifa was recently arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and on Saturday, charges against him were unsealed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a st

Syrian Aid Res. feels more like capitulation than cooperation - analysis

Russia uses its influence in the United Nations Security Council, even as Washington and Moscow hail coordinated effort.

Tents housing internally displaced people in Atma camp in Idlib Governorate of Syria are seen on the Syrian side of the border zone near the Turkish village of Bukulmez in Hatay province, Turkey, February 24, 2020.

Assad is a force to be reckoned with, Biden needs to recognize that - opinion

On My Mind: The Biden administration should consider a fresh approach to the Syria crisis as it weighs US engagement with the Middle East region.

Syria's President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma, plant trees in city of Draykish, near Tartous, Syria December 30, 2020.