At least 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church
- 23-Jun-2025
At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said. The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since departure of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, and the first on a church there since the country’s civil war erupted […]
Syria leader hosts Republican US congressman in Damascus
- 19-Apr-2025
DAMASCUS: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has met with a US congressman, the Syrian presidency said on Saturday, the first such visit by an American lawmaker since the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was also present at the meeting with Republican Cory Mills at the presidential palace in Damascus, a presidency […]
Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers
- 08-Dec-2024
Syria’s army command has notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad’s rule has ended following a lightning rebel offensive, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters. Syrian rebels said Damascus was “now free of Bashar al-Assad”. Earlier Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers […]
Israeli strikes at Damascus suburb, Syrian state media
- 16-Nov-2024
Israel carried out attacks on the Mazzeh suburb of Damascus on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said, a day after a wave of deadly strikes on what Israel said were militant targets in the Syrian capital. Explosions were reported earlier on Friday in the vicinity of Damascus. “Israeli aggression targets Mazzeh area in Damascus,” […]
Iran consulate in Damascus flattened in suspected Israeli air strike
- 01-Apr-2024
Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was flattened on Monday in what Syrian and Iranian media described as an Israeli air strike, a startling apparent escalation of conflict in the Middle East that would pit Israel against Iran and its allies. A Lebanese security source, speaking to Reuters, said one of the dead was […]
Iranian Guards commander killed in Israeli strike on consulate in Damascus
- 01-Apr-2024
Israeli warplanes struck the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday, and a Lebanese security source told Reuters a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, had been killed in the attack. Reuters reporters at the scene in the Mezzeh district of the Syrian capital saw smoke rising from rubble of a […]
Iran Guards’ Syria intel chief, deputy killed in Israeli strike
- 20-Jan-2024
TEHRAN/BEIRUT: Iran Guards’ Syria intel chief and his deputy killed in Israeli strike in Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday. “Two high-ranking Iranian advisers were martyred in today’s attack by the Zionist regime (Israel) in the Mazzeh neighbourhood of Damascus,” Iran’s Mehr news agency said, quoting an informed but unnamed source. State-run Press TV reported the […]
Syria fuel crisis slows down life in Damascus
- 18-Dec-2022
Syrian student Ziad al-Ezz can no longer get to university as severe fuel shortages cripple the capital Damascus, pushing residents to seek alternatives for heating and shuttering businesses. With the country’s economy battered by more than a decade of war, authorities have announced four fuel price hikes since the start of the year as well […]
PIA suspends flight operations to Damascus after Israel strike
- 11-Jun-2022
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday suspended flight operations to Damascus after the Israeli forces resorted to bombardment at the Syrian capital’s airport, ARY News reported. According to the national flag carrier spokesperson, PIA cancelled flight PK-135 from Karachi to Damascus that was scheduled to take off on Friday morning. Similarly, he said, a […]
PIA announces direct flights to Damascus
- 19-May-2022
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday announced direct flights to Syria’s capital Damascus from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, ARY News reported. According to PIA spokesperson, the national flag carrier will start operating direct flights to Karachi from May 28. The Damascus operation has been launched to facilitate the pilgrims, he added. READ: PIA announces increase […]