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Members of a UN investigative team take samples near the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, August 28, 2013. (AP/United Media Office of Arbeen)
May 26, 2026, 9:55 pm
Syria locates materials from Assad’s chemical weapons program, arrests suspects
More than 70 rockets and aerial bombs uncovered, as well as raw ingredients for the production of sarin, which was used on Syrians during the 14-year civil ​war
By Anthony Deutsch
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)
May 10, 2026, 4:01 pm
Syria president shuffles government officials and ministers, boots brother from key post
Sharaa changes foreign, information and agriculture ministers; former Homs governor named secretary-general for Syrian presidency instead of Sharaa’s sibling Maher, no reason given
By Agencies
Exposing themselves to the danger of unexploded ordnance, shepherd boys inspect an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, March 4, 2026. (AP/Baderkhan Ahmad)
May 1, 2026, 12:56 pm
Once plagued by civil war, Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid Iran conflict
Damascus offers Baniyas port as an alternative to Hormuz oil route, as official says there’s no interest in allying with either one of its ‘strategic enemies,’ Iran and Israel
By ABBY SEWELL
The mugshot of Adnan Abboud Hilweh, an Assad-era general who was arrested by Syria for allegedly being behind chemical attacks against civilians, after his arrest on April 29, 2026. (Syrian Interior Ministry / SANA)
April 30, 2026, 12:11 am
Syria arrests former Assad-era general accused of 2013 chemical attack involvement
Interior Ministry says it detained Adnan Abboud Hilweh, who it says was responsible for sarin nerve gas ‘massacre’ on Damascus-area suburb Ghouta, which killed over 1,000
By AFP
Atef Najib, former head of the Political Security Branch in the Daraa area during Bashar al-Assad's rule, sits in the defendants' cage during a trial session at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
April 26, 2026, 7:11 pm
Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus
Bereaved families demand death penalty, starting with Atef Najib, a former general and cousin of the ousted dictator who was allegedly behind the torture of children in 2011
By GHAITH ALSAYED
A handout picture released by the Syrian Interior Ministry's Telegram page on June 21, 2025, of Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, after the country's official news agency SANA said he was detained. (Syrian Interior Ministry Telegram Page / AFP)
April 25, 2026, 8:45 pm
Syria to begin trying Assad-era figures Sunday, justice ministry official says
Cases against security officials and militia leaders accused of atrocities signal first test for Syria’s new justice system
By AFP
Israeli activists breach the Syrian border in an attempt to settle the territory, April 22, 2026. (Courtesy of Bashan Pioneers)
April 22, 2026, 7:44 pm
Dozens of settler activists cross into Syria and Lebanon, are escorted out by IDF
Incidents are latest attempts by fringe groups to establish settlements in territory held by Israeli military beyond its borders; IDF condemns ‘criminal offense’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
View of the Israel-Syria border area, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 19, 2026, 5:54 pm
Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked cross-border attack planned from area near Israel
Interior ministry says cell arranged to fire missiles across the border from Quneitra province, which borders Israel, without specifying which country was the intended target
By AFP and ToI Staff
Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, center, arrives to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, on April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
April 17, 2026, 2:59 pm
Syria’s Sharaa: Israel has acted with ‘brutality,’ but talks not at dead end
Leader says talks now focused on restoring UN buffer zone, will later shift to future of Golan; all bases in Syria that hosted US troops now under state control, Damascus says
By ToI Staff, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Syria arrested an alleged Hezbollah cell of 5 operatives who attempted to plant a bomb outside the home of Rabbi Michael Khoury in Damascus's Old City, according to reports on April 11, 2026. (SANA via X)
April 12, 2026, 12:59 am
Five arrested as Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked plot to kill Damascus rabbi
Ministry says suspects tried to plant bomb next to target’s home, adds they ‘received specialized military training abroad’; Syria source: Act shows Jewish community being protected
By AFP and ToI Staff
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before a meeting at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
April 6, 2026, 5:36 am
Ukraine and Syria agree to increase security ties as Zelensky tours Mideast
Ukrainian president meets with Syria’s Sharaa in Damascus, and with Turkish leaders, as Kyiv seeks to offer military experience amid US-Israel war against Iran
By Reuters
A man identified in Arabic media as a Syrian security officer, right, hoists a Palestinian flag he removed from the United Arab Emirates embassy building in Damascus, Syria, April 3, 2026, amid a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protest. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 5, 2026, 12:15 am
UAE condemns ‘acts of vandalism’ after anti-Israel riot at its embassy in Damascus
Guard kisses and hoists Palestinian flag while detaining man who flew it on building, as protesters against Israel’s new death penalty law try to storm the UAE’s ‘Zionist embassy’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Syrian government security forces block Bedouin fighters, foreground, from entering Sweida province, in Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
March 27, 2026, 5:02 pm
Scathing UN report demands Syria probe abuses during clashes with Druze; 1,700 were killed
Investigators find ‘no indication’ that Damascus looked into human rights violations committed by forces, detail ‘widespread looting, systematic burning’ against Druze civilians
By Kareem Chehayeb
A Muslim woman holds a sign as Syrians hold a silent sit-in, called for by civil society, Christians, and shop owners affected by an official decision banning the sale of alcoholic beverages except in specific locations, in Bab Touma in Damascus on March 22, 2026. (Louai Beshara/AFP)
March 23, 2026, 1:17 am
Syrians rally against new law restricting sale of alcohol in Damascus
Hundreds of people from multiple religious sects protest move they warn will lead to a loss of personal liberties and put an additional target on minorities
By OMAR SANADIKI
Syrian soldiers stand in the snow in the country's mountainous Qalamoun region, near the border with Lebanon, during a patrol to secure the frontier and prevent smuggling operations on January 1, 2026. (Bakr ALkasem / AFP)
March 4, 2026, 12:34 am
Syria deploys thousands of troops to border with Lebanon, officials say
Move aimed at preventing smuggling of arms, drugs and to block Hezbollah from infiltrating, Syrian officers say, after Iran-backed terror group attacked Israel in support of Tehran
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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