IAEA head Grossi describes the new government as ‘committed to opening up to the world, to international cooperation’.

Osama Krayem is already serving long prison sentences for his role in the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016.

Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since December 2024, averaging one every three to four days.

Israeli military says it shelled targets in Syria in response to a pair of projectile launches.

US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.

Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land.

Saudi and Qatari efforts aim to stabilise Syria by funding public-sector salaries and boosting economic recovery plans.

The Israeli military said it planned to ‘continue to operate to maintain freedom of action in the region’.

The bombings mark a sharp escalation by the armed group, which views the new government in Damascus as illegitimate.

The American flag was raised at the US ambassador’s residence in Damascus for the first time since 2012.