US airstrike kills senior ISIS operative in Syria

2025-06-12T22:09:23+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the killing a senior ISIS figure in an airstrike in northwest Syria. CENTCOM revealed in a post on X that the raid occurred on …

Binance Enters Syria as Residents Show Interest in Crypto

In big news for Syrians, the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has announced its entry into the Middle Eastern country. The decision by the crypto exchange, led by CEO Richard Teng, comes after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted sanctions on the …

Israel army says it seized Hamas members in Syria raid

The Israeli army said yesterday that its soldiers seized several suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a "targeted" operation in southern Syria. Syrian authorities did not immediately comment on the raid, but Britain-based war …

Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria

Syria asks women to dress modestly on beaches but says bikinis still allowed

Syria’s government has asked women to wear “burkinis” or more modest swimwear while visiting public beaches this summer, although they later clarified there will be no legal consequences for those who wear bikinis. A government directive on Tuesday asked …

U.S. welcomes Syria’s steps toward chemical weapons compliance

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The U.S. Embassy in Syria welcomed on Thursday Syria’s recent steps toward complying with the Chemical Weapons Convention, calling them a positive development. In a statement on “X”, the embassy said, “We are now in a moment …

ISIS eyes resurgence, fighter recruitment in Syria, Iraq – Reuters

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian, Iraqi, American, and European sources have raised alarms over a resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS) and its renewed recruitment of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, Reuters reported on Thursday. According to the …

Syria Participates in the Global Coalition for Social Justice forum

Damascus, SANA – A team from the Syrian Arab Republic, led by Ms. Hind Qabwat, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, took part Thursday in the Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum. This event is part of the 113th session of the International Labor …

Syria and Hamas deny that Israel captured group's fighters in raid

Syria's Interior Ministry and Hamas on Thursday denied that Israel had seized members of the Palestinian militant group during an overnight raid in southern Syria. The Israeli army said its operation in Beit Jinn, 50km south-west of Damascus, was “ …

Cryptocurrency giant Binance opens trading access to Syria: What to know

Syrians will now be able to trade cryptocurrencies on the Binance trading platform, following the US decision last month to lift sanctions on the war-torn country. “Financial freedom should be for everyone,” Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency …