Syrias

The Syrian embassy in Berlin has returned the passport of a citizen that the former Assad government seized 43 years ago. Adnan Wahoud, a mechanical engineer and inventor residing in Germany, says his passport was confiscated because he refused to cooperate with the former government.

Two large explosions have occurred near Taftanaz military airport in Syria’s Idlib province, sending a plume of smoke into the sky. Witnesses say reconnaissance aircraft circled overhead afterwards. The military has not commented, and the cause of the explosion remains unknown.

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa says Donald Trump should give New Jersey to Israel, instead of the Golan Heights. During an interview on the sidelines of UNGA, he criticised Israel’s policy of attacking and occupying Syria since October 7.