Deadly clashes threaten Syria’s fragile peace - Fighting erupted in the Druze-majority Sweida city in southern Syria in recent days

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite having reached an agreement to quell violence, and he called on fighters to confront Syrian troops entering the city.

Syria’s defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday. The announcement came a day after sectarian clashes that killed dozens,

Israel and Syria currently face an opportunity for détente for the first time in decades. The collapse of Assad, shifting regional alliances, and a weakened Iran open the door to new possibilities amid an atmosphere of geopolitical change,

Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. Clashes have on several occasions broken out between forces loyal to the government and Druze fighters since the fall of President Bashar Assad in early December in a lightning rebel offensive led by Sunni Islamist insurgent groups,

Syria has finalised an $800m agreement with Dubai-based DP World to redevelop its Tartous port in a bid to speed up post-war reconstruction. State news agency SANA said the deal was signed in Damascus on Sunday between DP World and the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports, in the presence of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

The Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Sunday reiterated its call for a “decentralized Syria” built on democratic and pluralistic foundations, while firmly rejecting accusations of separatist ambitions and reaffirming its “unequivocal” commitment to Syria’s