Syria

Houthi strikes rattle Riyadh, disrupt flights as Saudi Arabia rallies allies

Houthi supporters take part in a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa, Yemen.

Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea

Crew members from a ship damaged in a drone attack disembark from a Bulgarian border police vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, following a rescue operation after one vessel was sunk and another damaged in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, October 6, 2026. REUTERS/Petko Momchilov

‘Major potential’: Hotel groups target Syria for tourism as it rebuilds from rubble of civil war

A game of backgammon outside a store in Damascus, Syria. Tourist numbers in Syria more than doubled year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to 3.52 million.

Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war, sources say

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 6, 2026. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Five quakes rattle south Turkey, no injuries reported

Four of the earthquakes shook the Saimbeyli district in Turkey’s Adana province, with the tremors also felt in northern Syria.

Syrian students get caught in rift between Druze leaders and Damascus

A group of students walk along a street in the city of Shahba, Sweida province, Syria, September, 26, 2026. REUTERS/Kinan hlal

Syrian ammunition depot explodes in fourth such blast this month

Smoke rises from a weapons depot following an explosion in the Al-Eis area, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syria, September 21, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Iraqi court opens trial of six French Islamic State suspects

Syria parliament votes to abolish Assad-era terrorism court, nullify rulings

Syrian Kurds aim to preserve Kurdish schooling as Damascus reasserts authority

A girl holds a sign reading \"Our language remains, your decisions will fade\" during a gathering in Qamishli, Syria, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

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