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Israel Police examine kits suspected of containing liquid cocaine that UN employees allegedly tried to smuggle into Israel from Jordan on June 25, 2023. (Israel Police)
June 25, 2023, 8:03 pm
Police detain 3 UN employees for smuggling liquid cocaine into Israel from Jordan
Customs officers at border crossing catch workers who allegedly hid drug inside kits for preparing perfume
By ToI Staff
A truck drives as a plume of smoke rises from a building during a reported Russian airstrike on Syria's northwestern rebel-held Idlib province, on June 25, 2023. (Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 5:51 pm
Russian airstrikes kill at least 11 people in rebel-held Syria
The explosions, including one allegedly at a food market, are said to be in retaliation for deadly drone attacks last week attributed to rebels
By AFP
Visiting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Mikhail Bogdanov, right, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony upon Assad's arrival at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia, March 14, 2023. (SANA via AP)
June 14, 2023, 12:48 pm
Deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Iran, Turkey to hold summit
Meeting to take place in Kazakhstan on June 21, says Moscow; four countries have all played roles in Syrian civil war
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows missiles in the sky near the international airport, in Damascus, Syria, on January 21, 2019. (SANA via AP)
June 14, 2023, 3:58 am
Syria says soldier ‘severely wounded’ in Israeli airstrikes near Damascus
UK-based Syrian group reports hits on military warehouses belonging to Iran-backed militias; Syrian military source says attacks cause ‘material damage’
By AFP and Emanuel Fabian
Dr. Jonathan Spyer on a reporting trip in Mosul, Iraq, September 2017. (courtesy)
June 9, 2023, 5:14 am
What Matters Now to Jonathan Spyer: Iran’s confrontations with its enemies
New alliances thread through Mideast as Syria is re-embraced by the Arab League and Iran signs accords with Saudi Arabia, UAE. This week, we hear of additional looming hotspots
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Women walk in Roj detention camp in northeast Syria, February 9, 2022. (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP)
June 5, 2023, 10:27 am
Islamic State-linked Australians held in Syria launch repatriation bid
Save the Children Australia aid group files case on behalf of nine women and 17 children languishing at Al-Hol and Roj camps in Kurdish-controlled region
By AFP
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad hold a press conference in Baghdad on June 4, 2023. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
June 4, 2023, 5:49 pm
Now back in wider Arab fold, Syria’s foreign minister visits diplomatic ally Iraq
Faisal Mekdad and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein discuss aid in wake of devastating February earthquake, future of displaced Syrians who fled civil war
By AFP
Fighters from the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
June 1, 2023, 7:07 pm
Israeli strikes in Syria said to target training base for Hezbollah’s ‘Golan File’
TV report comes after US intelligence officials say Iran-backed operatives were conducting drills at camp for attack on American troops in Syria
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative. This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows missiles flying into the sky near the international airport in Damascus, Syria, January 21, 2019. (SANA via AP)
May 29, 2023, 12:21 am
Israeli airstrikes said to hit targets in Syrian capital
No reports of injuries in attack on Damascus, the first since Syria readmitted to Arab League
By Emanuel Fabian
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, is greeted by Prince Badr Bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023, to attend the Arab summit. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 19, 2023, 4:47 pm
Addressing Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, Zelensky vows Ukraine ‘will never submit’
Ukrainian president attends Jeddah summit as part of efforts to rally world support, swipes at Iran for supplying drones to Russia; Syria’s Assad welcomed back after 12 years
By Bassam Mroue
Syrian President Bashar Assad, talks to Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the Arab League, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, May 18, 2023, ahead of the Arab summit. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 19, 2023, 12:04 pm
Arab leaders, joined by Assad, look to resolve conflicts at summit in Saudi Arabia
Umbrella group expected to reiterate its perennial criticism of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians at a time of soaring tensions
By Bassam Mroue
Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Saudi Arabia ambassador to Jordan Nayef al-Sadiri, in Damascus, Syria, May 10, 2023. (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP)
May 18, 2023, 4:21 pm
Returning to Arab fold, Syrian president heads to Saudi Arabia for regional summit
Bashar Assad to participate in 22-member Arab League meeting following 12-year suspension amid restoration of ties with Riyadh
By Bassam Mroue
Syria's empty seat is pictured during an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo on May 7, 2023. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
May 17, 2023, 4:25 pm
Arab League to reinstate Syria amid regional disputes
While trying to resolve conflict in Sudan, League’s readmission of Assad regime marks controversial turning point in war-torn nation’s diplomatic status
By Kareem Chehayeb
Syrian President Bashar Assad attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 15, 2023. ( Vladimir GERDO / SPUTNIK / AFP)
May 16, 2023, 1:21 pm
Back in the Arab fold, Syria’s Assad invited to COP28 climate conference in UAE
Invitation is latest move to rehabilitate Syrian president after years of being frozen out of regional politics due to his government’s brutal crackdown and civil war
By Jon Gambrell
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, welcomes Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan, left, before their meeting in Damascus, Syria, April 18, 2023. (SANA via AP)
May 15, 2023, 5:10 pm
Syria marks official return to Arab League after decade-long exile
Damascus joins preparatory session for Arab League summit, a significant step toward regional reintegration following its suspension from body at start of 2011 civil war
By AFP
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