Taliban successfully eradicates poppy cultivation: Report

Afghan poppy cultivation, which long provided most of the world’s heroin supply, flourished for decades due to US intervention in the country

Sweden approves extradition of PKK supporter to Turkiye

The move comes as Sweden continues to seek Ankara’s support to join NATO

Kurds rally in Sweden against legislation targeting PKK

The Swedish government recently passed a legislation to overcome Turkish objections to Stockholm’s bid to join NATO

‘Kingmaker’ Ogan endorses Erdogan in Turkish runoff vote

The endorsement comes as Turkish leaders across the political spectrum renew threats to deport Syrian refugees

Turkish drone strike kills three Yazidi fighters in western Iraq

Turkiye continues to target members of the YBS, a PKK-linked group formed to protect Yazidis following the 2014 ISIS genocide

Iranian minister makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since China-brokered deal

Iran's finance minister arrived in Jeddah together with an economic delegation to discuss various fields of interest with Saudi officials

US seeks to manipulate Turkish elections: Ankara

The allegations say Washington seeks to carry out a ‘color revolution’ to topple the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

US temporarily extends parole for displaced Afghans, uncertainty remains

Afghans evacuated to the US following the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021 remain in limbo to see if their legal status will be renewed

Crackdown on Turkish opposition continues ahead of elections

The effort to ban the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party began two years ago

Turkish intelligence kills ISIS leader: Erdogan

The claim comes as Syria and Turkiye engage in talks to normalize relations following years of Turkish support for the extremist group

Iranian court rules US entities, officials must pay $313m for 2017 ISIS attacks

Former US presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were convicted for their role in helping create ISIS

Syria condemns ‘harmful’ EU sanctions

EU sanctions are part of a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign to block post-war reconstruction and have caused a humanitarian crisis for Syrian civilians

Ukraine planned to attack Russian forces in Syria: Pentagon leaks

A leaked top-secret US intelligence document has revealed that Ukrainian military intelligence planned covert attacks against Russian forces in Syria through Kurdish groups

Saudi FM meets Assad to discuss ‘political solution’

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan's visit to Damascus is an important step towards ending Syria's isolation in the region

Qatar-Syria reconciliation only ‘speculation’: Qatari PM

Unlike other Arab states, Qatar so far has refused reconciliation with Syria after taking a lead role in the US-backed war against Damascus in 2011

Syria to reopen embassy in Tunisia

Syria is set to restore relations with another Arab country that participated in Washington's war on Damascus

Foreign Ministers to discuss Syria’s return to Arab League

Qatar, the most staunch supporter of Washington's 2011 war on Syria, may be forced to reverse its opposition to Syria's return to the Arab body

Washington investigates possible Turkish attack on US military in Iraq

The US personnel were accompanying Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader Mazloum Abdi, whose convoy was attacked in a possible assassination attempt in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Turkiye closes airspace for flights through Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah airport

Turkiye claims the measure is in response to increased militant activity of the PKK, which has bases in the Qandil mountains north of the city

Saudi FM will invite Assad to Arab League summit: Report

Saudi Arabia continues to move away from its previous effort to assist Washington’s regime change war in Syria, and will welcome Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the upcoming Arab League summit in May

Syrian FM on official visit to Egypt

Earlier in February, Egypt's foreign minister visited Damascus following the devastating earthquake, in the first high-level visit of an Egyptian official since the start of the US-backed war on Syria in 2011

Syrian air defenses counter fresh Israeli attack on Damascus

Israel has bombed Syria four times since the country was hit by a devastating earthquake in February

Biden committed to continued US occupation of Syria

Attacks against US occupation troops in Syria have seen a marked increase over the past year

Israeli jets bomb Syria’s main hub for earthquake aid deliveries

Israeli airstrikes damaged the runway of Aleppo International Airport earlier this month, impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to earthquake victims

Pentagon plans to sow chaos in Syria by training, arming radical groups: Report

The US plan involves providing ISIS and other extremist groups with armored vehicles as well as the planned 'kidnapping' of Russian and Iranian military personnel

CENTCOM chief decries Russian flyovers of US occupation bases in Syria

The US army controls nearly a third of Syria and has been accused of stealing 80 percent of the country's daily oil output

UN commission on Syria criticizes earthquake response

The UN Commission of Inquiry criticized the humanitarian response of all parties to the deadly earthquake and called for an investigation

Iran and Saudi Arabia resume relations after years of conflict

The breakthrough in mutual relations between the leading Islamic nations comes after decades of rivalry and conflict

Iraqi resistance condemns Pentagon chief’s visit ahead of war anniversary

Top US military official Lloyd Austin claims US troops remain in Iraq to maintain stability, though the US has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in the past two decades

Israel cripples Aleppo airport, hindering aid deliveries for Syria

Humanitarian aid deliveries for quake-struck Syria are being redirected to Latakia and Damascus airports in the wake of the Israeli aggression