IDF declares Israel bombing targets close to Syria’s presidential palace

(MENAFN) Israel confirmed on Friday that it conducted airstrikes near Syria’s presidential compound in Damascus, targeting areas close to Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa’s palace. The attack was a direct response to escalating violence against the Druze minority. …

Israel Strikes Near Damascus Amid Druze Crisis in Syria

A fresh wave of bloodshed in Syria has drawn regional powers into deeper conflict, as Israeli fighter jets launched airstrikes near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus early Friday. The strikes, confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

Israel attacks Syria in 'clear message' to protect Druze community

A boy checks a destroyed vehicle in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya near Damascus. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) Israel attacked Syria, near the capital. The attack was to protect the Druze community, the Israeli Prime Minister said. The Druze and Sunni engaged in violence …

Israel launches airstrike near Syria’s presidential palace amid Druze tensions

Daijiworld Media Network- Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, May 2: In a dramatic escalation, Israel confirmed on Friday that its warplanes carried out an airstrike near the presidential palace in Damascus, sending what it described as a “clear message” to the Assad …

Death toll rises sharply in wave of sectarian violence in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria – The death toll from this week’s outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said Thursday, after clashes between pro-government forces and militants from Syria’s Druse minority spread to new areas. …

US meets Syria top diplomat, urges action on sectarianism

A man walks past a partially burnt building following sectarian clashes in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya near Damascus on May 1, 2025. Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on May 1, condemned what he called a ‘genocidal campaign’ against his people, …

Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace, issues warning over Druze

Israel has ramped up attacks on Syria following a week of sectarian violence against the Druze community. Israel’s military has launched air strikes near Syria’s presidential palace in Damascus after accusing the Syrian authorities of failing to protect …

Syria signs 30-year port deal with French shipping giant

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (C) shakes hands with Joseph Dakak, the regional director of French shipping company CMA GGM, (L) as Latakia port director Ahmed Mustafa looks on ahead of the signing of an agreement in Damascus on May 1, 2025. OMAR HAJ …

Austin Tice’s family claims US had knowledge of journalist’s location in Syria for years

Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, speak during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, in December 2018. (Bilal Hussein/AP) The U.S. government had specific knowledge of the whereabouts of journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria …

Israel's military strikes several targets in Syria