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The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)
IAEA head welcomes new government's cooperation
IAEA says findings at Syrian site hit by Israel ‘consistent with a nuclear reactor’
By AFP and ToI Staff
In confidential report, UN nuclear watchdog says ousted Assad regime 'failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities' at Deir Ezzor, which Israel struck in 2007
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert seen in Paris, France, on June 9, 2025. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
September 2, 2026, 11:57 pm
In first, Olmert confirms Israel in 2008 killed top Assad adviser who oversaw nuke facility
In his new book, ex-PM recounts how Syria’s Muhammad Suleiman was shot in the back of the head by elite troops who emerged from the ocean to breach his beachfront property
By ToI Staff
Syria’s interim foreign minister Asaad Shaibani (L) delivers a speech during the inauguration of Syria’s embassy at Al-Nofleen district in Tripoli on August 30, 2026. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 4:21 pm
Syria says it’s working ‘seriously’ on diplomatic solution with Israel despite attacks
FM al-Shaibani reports US-mediated talks aim for full Israeli withdrawal to pre-December 2024 lines, pans Katz’s remarks on IDF remaining in Syrian territory
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Syrian security personnel officers guard the road on the outskirts of Sweida, southern Syria on February 26, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 7:45 am
10 Syrian security personnel reported wounded in clashes in Sweida
State TV claims ‘outlaw groups’ launched attacks, as Druze-affiliated group accuses government forces of firing mortal shells and machine guns toward civilians
By AFP and ToI Staff
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the 63rd edition of the Damascus International Fair, in the capital Damascus on August 26, 2026. (Bakr ALkasem/AFP)
August 27, 2026, 9:07 pm
Visa, Mastercard process first international card payments in Syria after more than a decade
Transactions come days after US removes Damascus from State Sponsors of Terrorism list, as the country seeks to reconnect with the global financial system
By AFP
Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during a televised speech at the People’s Palace in Damascus on August 25, 2026. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 11:56 pm
Syrian Kurdish leader says armed force dissolved, capping integration with Damascus
In speech from presidential palace, Mazloum Abdi announces ‘end of mission’ for Syrian Democratic Forces, which formed in 2015 and led successful US-backed campaign against ISIS
By AFP
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks with Israeli troops in southern Syria, August 25, 2026. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 25, 2026, 7:56 pm
Katz: Israel won’t leave Syria buffer zone so long as ‘jihadist threats’ remain
Defense minister, visiting troops, tells Syrian president ‘when you wake up in Damascus and see IDF on Mount Hermon, know we’re here to defend our communities and border’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 24, 2026, 11:36 pm
US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle
Rubio lauds ‘positive actions’ and ‘further commitments’ by leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Washington removes sanctions in place since 1979; Damascus already in talks with major banks
By Feras Dalatey
Decommissioned Syrian Air Force planes are seen at the Abu al-Duhur military airport, east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on December 7, 2024. (AP/Omar Albam)
August 24, 2026, 6:06 pm
Strike on Syrian airbase signals Israel’s growing unease with Turkey’s regional ambitions
Critics question why Ankara’s longstanding presence suddenly required force, but experts say Turkish military systems could threaten IDF freedom of action and help Erdogan expand his influence
By Stav Levaton
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 25, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 12:02 pm
Syrian FM urges Israel to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for bilateral relations
‘We do not trust Israel currently,’ top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani says, but ‘Syria is extending its hand for understandings, peace, diplomacy’ with its neighbor
By TOM PERRY and Feras Dalatey
A damaged vehicle is seen following a reported attack by an Israeli army unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the countryside of Quneitra, Syria, on August 22, 2026. (Huseyin Mesal / Anadolu)
August 22, 2026, 8:55 pm
IDF drone strike in south Syria targets operative ‘in final stages’ of planning attacks
Army says man posed imminent threat to troops situated in border buffer zone; Syria says one person injured, pans ‘flagrant violation’ of its sovereignty
By Emanuel Fabian
This image made from a video posted on September 18, 2013, shows a student wearing a gas mask and protective suit during a classroom session on how to respond to a chemical weapons attack in Aleppo, Syria. (photo credit: AP)
August 22, 2026, 8:21 am
On anniversary of gas attack, Syria asks to join anti-chemical weapons partnership
Bid announced at commemoration for Assad’s 2013 sarin attack on a Damascus suburb; France welcomes Syria’s commitment to strengthening accountability
By AFP
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, walks with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Syria, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
August 21, 2026, 10:11 am
Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi announces ‘new phase’ for community, calls ‘to cement our people’s rights in the constitution,’ in apparent end to quest for autonomy
By AFP
Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz appears on Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
August 20, 2026, 2:41 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 20: Israel risks opening a new front with strike deep in Syria
Tol editor David Horovitz discusses Netanyahu’s decision to face down Turkey in Syria, US-Israel differences on Gaza, Likud primary fallout and yet more new political parties
By Jessica Steinberg and David Horovitz
An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's then-President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, on November 30, 2024. (Mohammed AL-RIFAI / AFP)
August 19, 2026, 11:42 am
Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled prison sentence in Austria
Musab Abu Rukbah returned home after Vienna court sentenced him to 8 years in jail for torture, sexual assault of Assad critics while serving as head of Raqqa police investigations
By Feras Dalatey
IDF Sgt. First Class Yehuda Katz. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 18, 2026, 9:36 pm
Remains of Yehuda Katz, IDF soldier who went missing in 1982 battle, returned to Israel
Bones belonging to Sgt. First Class Yehuda Katz are located in special operation led by military intelligence, Mossad; army doesn’t say where remains were located
By Emanuel Fabian
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