Damascus rejects Turkey’s call to establish a so-called safe zone in the occupied northern part of Syria as an “aggressive, colonial act.”

The Russian military says Syrian air defense units have destroyed 16 of 22 Israeli missiles targeting the Arab country’s western-central province of Hama with Russian-made surface-to-air missile systems.

Syria has condemned the US' move to allow foreign investment in the Arab country's northern areas that are under the control of militants from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Iran's ambassador to the European Union says respect for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is the only way to get out of the ongoing crisis in the Arab country.

The Syrian foreign ministry denounces an ‘unlawful’ presence of a US delegation in the northeastern part of the country, stating that the visit is in flagrant violation of the Damascus government’s sovereignty.

Damascus says Washington is adamantly pursuing a hostile approach and subversive policies against the Syrian government and people.

About 60 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso.

The Syrian foreign minister says Oman has stood by his country in the fight against terrorism.

Syria’s air defenses confront an Israeli missile barrage targeting the vicinity of the capital Damascus.

Russian and Syrian officials call on the United States to remove its sanctions on Syria, and pull its occupation troops out of the war-torn country.