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Published on May 9, 2025

670,000 displaced in Syria since November, 1 mln others return home: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Despite the threat of explosives in Syria, UN humanitarians said on Friday that while 670,000 people have been displaced since November, more than 1 million others have returned home. The UN Office for the Coordination of …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 9, 2025

Turkiye to pipe 6 million cubic meters of gas daily to Syria

2025-05-09T17:02:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Turkiye will begin supplying Syria with 6 million cubic meters of natural gas per day within three months, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Friday. “The gas, …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on May 9, 2025

Israel Has Successfully Manipulated The Former Al-Qaeda In Syria, But Is Concerned About The Turkish-Iranian Alliance

Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Damir Nazarov After the genocide on the coast, the chaos of the Tahrir al-Sham regime has spread to the southern Syrian Druze areas. After several days of intense fighting, it became clear that …

Source: SouthFront - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 9, 2025

Syria’s Druze divided as sectarian tensions linger after violence

Instability has plagued Syria in the past two weeks after fighting broke out in two of Damascus’s suburbs and a southern governorate, drawing in government forces and non-state armed factions. Using the unrest as a pretext, Israel also launched attacks on …

Source: Al Jazeera - Pro-Government
Published on May 9, 2025

Syria, FAO discuss cooperation plan to achieve recovery in agricultural sector

Damascus, SANA-Minister of Agriculture ,Dr. Amjad Badr,discussed with a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the proposed cooperation plan for the next phase to achieve recovery in the agricultural sector. The …

Source: SANA - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 9, 2025

Behind Israel's support for the Druze lies goal to weaken Syria

Israel's stated commitment to defending the Syrian Druze is, by the admission of some of its leaders, consistent with a long-term strategic goal -- the weakening of Syria. "The State of Israel feels indebted to the Druze and their exceptional …

Source: The Times of India - Center-right
Published on May 9, 2025

Damascus appoints extremist with ISIS links as north Syria army leader

Source: The Cradle - Left-wing
Published on May 9, 2025

Virginia Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Funneling Over $185,000 To ISIS In Syria

A Virginia man was sentenced Thursday to 364 months in prison for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, was found to have collected and sent …

Source: The Free Press - Tampa - Florida - Neutral
Published on May 9, 2025

Jordanian Foreign Minister: necessary to lift sanctions on Syria and support its reconstruction efforts

Amman, SANA-Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi reiterated his country’s position, calling for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Syria. The Jordanian News Agency (Petra) reported that Safadi stressed, during his meeting today with his Japanese …

Source: SANA - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 9, 2025

Syria and Lebanon’s moves to centralize power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Syria are cracking down on Palestinian factions that for decades have had an armed presence in both countries and which on some occasions were used to plan and launch attacks against Israel. The crackdown comes as Syria’s new …

Source: Associated Press - Neutral