During her news segment, the building behind her exploded, shaking the studio. It comes as clashes have raged in the city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze militias failed.

A fresh wave of deadly sectarian violence has rocked Syria, highlighting the country's fragile security landscape.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday praised the “effective” mediation by the United States, Arab states, and Turkey in helping prevent a wider escalation with Israel,

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political tr

IDF attempts to stop Syrian Druze from entering Israel; death toll in Syrian regime attacks on Sweida nears 250; IDF airstrikes hit Syrian general staff HQ, near presidential palace, army convoys

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.

A video of the strike was shared by Israel's defence minister Israel Katz, who captioned it “The painful blows have begun”.

Probably few if any Middle East analysts had Israeli airstrikes targeting key government installations of the Syrian state on their summer 2025 bingo cards. And yet that is precisely what happened on Wednesday,

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives they had never seen before.