Saturday, 14 February, 2026 , 18:27 AFP — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Saturday that negotiations on a security deal with Israel were focused on areas Israel has recently occupied and excluded the broader issue of the Golan Heights.

Saturday, 14 February, 2026 , 13:42 AFP — The US military said Saturday that its forces had struck more than 30 Islamic State group targets in Syria this month, maintaining pressure on the jihadists after a deadly attack on US troops last year.

Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 19:32 AFP — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and they discussed Damascus's recent agreement with the Kurds.

Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 19:16 AFP — Ankara on Friday accused the EU of adopting "misguided" resolutions condemning violence in Syria and Turkey and said the bloc was interfering in Turkish affairs.

Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 16:47 AFP — The United States Central Command said it has completed the transfer of more than 5,700 detained Islamic State group suspects from Syria to Iraq.

Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 14:36 AFP — The United States Central Command said on Friday it had completed the transfer of thousands of detained Islamic State group suspects from Syria to Iraq.

Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 13:02 AFP — The United States Central Command said on Friday it had completed the transfer of thousands of detained Islamic State group suspects held in Syria to Iraq.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 17:44 AFP — The broadcast by Iranian state-controlled television of interviews with several women not wearing the Muslim headscarf during a rally commemorating the Islamic revolution has angered critics of the clerical system who accused authorities of hypocrisy.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 16:10 AFP — The United States on Thursday confirmed its forces have departed Al-Tanf in Syria, as Damascus said its troops took control of the base near the Jordanian and Iraqi borders.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 14:30 AFP — Most foreign families have left northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of Islamic State group fighters, since the departure of Kurdish forces who previously guarded it, humanitarian sources told AFP on Thursday.