Newly released satellite imagery shows Israel Defense Force construction taking place within the demilitarised buffer zone that separates it from Syria. The image, obtained exclusively by BBC Verify, ...

That day marked the beginning of my journey as a first responder. The White Helmets pictured at work in Syria. (image supplied) In 2013, we formally established the Syria Civil Defence ...

Ismail Abdullah, 37, is one of the founders of the White Helmets, a Syrian-led humanitarian group of over 3,000 men and women working to save lives and support communities in areas affected by the ...

Last month, an unnamed official told the Reuters news agency that the Central Bank of Syria had just $200m in foreign exchange reserves. At the end of 2010, it had $17bn. Having assumed control of ...

As Syria’s new government strives to gain international legitimacy after overthrowing the Bashar al-Assad regime, Western countries seem open to giving a chance to the government led by Ahmed al ...

Baerbock and Barrot are the first EU ministers to visit Syria since the ousting of Bashar Assad’s long-standing regime following an Islamist rebel offensive in early December. As they arrived in ...

The French and German foreign ministers have met Syria’s new leaders and called for an inclusive transition of power, in the first visit by European Union ministers to Syria since the Assad ...

Damascus — The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria, top French and German ... Accompanied by White Helmet rescuers, Barrot and Baerbock toured the cells and ...

The German and French foreign ministers travelled to Damascus to send what the German minister described as a clear signal that a "new political beginning between Europe and Syria is possible." ...

Germany's and France’s foreign ministers said Friday that they made clear to Syria’s new de facto Islamic leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, that the nation’s political transition should be inclusive ...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock have visited Syria’s capital, Damascus, to push for a peaceful political transition. Barrot and Baerbock are ...