Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, on December 08, 2024.

Iran denounces the attack by foreign-backed militants on its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus.

The chaos in the region—exacerbated by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and Lebanon—provided militant groups an opportunity to topple Bashar al-Assad government in Damascus.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 10:00 GMT, on December 08, 2024.

Foreign-backed militants, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ransacked the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after the government of President Bashar al-Assad fell.

The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule over the Arab country after the militant group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed and captured the capital Damascus.

The Syrian presidency has emphatically dismissed rumours that the Arab nation’s leader Bashar al-Assad had left the country, stressing he is performing his national and constitutional duties from his office.

Ali Larijani, an advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to convey Iran's support for his government.

Iraq’s anti-terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah has called on Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support the Damascus government against the foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists in the Arab country.

To glorify the actions of Takfiri terrorists and to vilify the Syrian government, Western, Israeli and Arab media outlets have been referring to terrorists in Syria as rebels.