Spain's foreign minister raised his country's flag at their Damascus embassy on Thursday more than a decade after Madrid suspended diplomatic activity and as Western countries resume ties following President Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majid Al-Ansari said the prime minister will hold talks with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the new Syrian administration. The spokesman added that the visit confirms Qatar’s commitment to supporting Syria during its transitional period.

Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plan to govern a diverse country.

International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since Islamist-led forces toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month.There was an air of excitement at the terminal,

Several European delegations paid official visits to Damascus, held talks with Syria's new administration - Anadolu Ajansı

At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defence said. The children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting, said the civil defence in a statement.

The first Qatari commercial flight in nearly 13 years landed in Damascus on Tuesday, AFP correspondents said, as international traffic resumed at Syria's main airport nearly a month after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad.

Syria is reopening Damascus International Airport after rebels ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad in December, forcing the temporary closure of their capital’s airport. Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new l

The first Qatari commercial flight in nearly 13 years landed in Damascus on Tuesday, AFP correspondents said, as international traffic resumed at Syria's main airport nearly a month after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad.

A video shared on X purports to show former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visiting his aunt’s home in Moscow, Russia. Verdict: False The claim is false, as the video shows al-Assad visiting a wounded member of the Syrian Army in Hama in 2017.

Syrians at Damascus airport greet relatives with tears of joy, while others dance and sing and carry balloons and flowers, as international flights resume at Syria's main airport for the first time since the toppling of president Bashar al-Assad last month.