Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 12:25 AFP — The UN envoy to Syria called on Wednesday for "free and fair" elections after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, as he voiced hope for a political solution for Kurdish-held areas.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 12:13 AFP — It has been 10 days since Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 11:59 AFP — United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen called Wednesday for "free and fair elections" in Syria and urged humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster this month.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 11:19 AFP — United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen called Wednesday for "free and fair elections" and humanitarian assistance for Syria, expressing hope for a political solution in the northeast, after Bashar al-Assad's ouster this month.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 11:09 AFP —

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 10:33 AFP — The first commercial flight since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad took off from Damascus airport on Wednesday, offering Syrians a glimmer of hope after years of war and decades of oppression.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 10:03 AFP — Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 08:18 AFP — It has been 10 days since Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 07:20 AFP — The military chief of Syria's victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Tuesday it would be "the first" to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 02:58 AFP — A UN envoy has warned that Syria's protracted conflict "has not ended yet", even as victorious Islamist-led rebels stepped up contacts with governments that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah.