A Syrian fact-checking group has identified the man escorted out of a Damascus prison by a CNN news team, saying he was held for serious crimes like theft and extortion.

Turkey has officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, after closing it 12 years ago when the foreign-sponsored Syrian conflict intensified.

After the fall of the Assad government, the new unelected ruling entity in Syria is grappling with a multitude of internal and external challenges, threatening its stability and longevity.

Clarrisa Ward, CNN chief international correspondent, has again come under fire for doing propaganda in the name of journalism in Syria by staging news reports.

Israeli fighter jets have launched strikes against military sites in the Syrian capital Damascus and its countryside, in the latest such raids since militants toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government almost a week ago.

Gunmen assassinate prominent Syrian scientist in Damascus amid fears of an underway purge against the country’s elites following Assad’s ouster.

The Israeli military occupies several villages south of Damascus with its tanks now stationed around 20 kilometers from the outskirts of Damascus.