Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence
Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad

Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad



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The Syrian-Russian agreement reflects a pragmatic approach redefining past alliances amid shifting geopolitics.
Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base will become joint training and capacity-building centres under the agreement.
Judicial and security sources say a routine embassy visit landed a wanted former Syrian general in a Beirut jail cell.
Rulings allow Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for nationals of the two countries.

Two people were killed and 13 injured when an explosion ripped through a minibus in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus.
Body parts found at scene and at least 14 wounded after explosion on minibus in town of Jaramana, Health Ministry says.

Israeli occupation destroys farmland and lives in southern Syria
Barzani meets Syria’s al-Sharaa in Damascus to discuss SDF integration and Kurdish rights in post-Assad Syria.