Area Total | 187,437 sq km |
Climate | mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus |
Natural Resources | petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower |
Imports | Russia 32.4%, Turkey 16.7%, China 9.5% (2017) – machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper |
Government | presidential republic |
Capital | Damascus |
Population | 19,454,263 (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian) |
Language | Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English |
Exports | Lebanon 31.5%, Iraq 10.3%, Jordan 8.8%, China 7.8%, Turkey 7.5%, Spain 7.3% (2017) – crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat |
News about Syria
- UAE Welcomes Sweida Crisis Roadmapby muohammad on September 17, 2025
Abu Dhabi ,SANA The United Arab Emirates welcomed the adoption of the roadmap announced by the Syrian government to resolve the crisis in Sweida Governorate, reaffirming its support for all steps taken by Syria to achieve its security, stability, and sovereignty over its entire territory. The Emirates News Agency “WAM” reported that the Ministry of
- Yemen Welcomes Syria’s Roadmap to Resolve Sweida Crisisby muohammad on September 17, 2025
Aden, SANA The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the adoption of the roadmap announced by the Syrian government to resolve the crisis in Sweida Governorate, affirming that it is a positive and significant step toward boosting stability, security, and civil peace. In a statement reported on Wednesday by Yemen’s “Saba Net” agency, the Ministry
- Erdogan Affirms Turkey’s Solidarity with Syria Against Israeli Aggressionby muohammad on September 17, 2025
Ankara, SANA President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed on Wednesday Turkey’s full solidarity with Syria, Qatar, Lebanon, and Yemen in confronting Israeli brutality and repeated aggression. This came during a speech Erdogan delivered while attending the foundation-laying ceremony for a new building of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital […]
- Syria, Czech Republic Discuss Boosting Health Cooperationby muohammad on September 17, 2025
Damascus, SANA Minister of Health Musab al-Ali discussed with a Czech delegation, headed by Kateřina Sequensová, Director General for Non-European Countries at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ways to enhance health cooperation between the two countries. During a meeting, participants reviewed mechanisms for developing health services in Syria and […]
- Syria and Lebanon discuss enhancing bilateral relationsby muohammad on September 17, 2025
Beirut – SANA A Syrian Foreign Ministry delegation, headed by Dr. Mohammad Al-Ahmad, Director of the Arab Affairs Department, met with Ibrahim Assaf Director of Political and Consular Affairs at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation. The ministry said in a statement on its official telegram channel that […]
- Syria thanks Libya for exempting its residents from paying fees and finesby Ahmad on September 17, 2025
Damascus – SANA Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed its deep gratitude and appreciation to the Government of National Unity in brotherly Libya for its decision to exempt citizens of the Syrian Arab Republic residing in Libya from paying the fees or fines required to settle their residency status. The ministry said in a
- President Al-Sharaa discusses with Turkish Intelligence Chief regional developmentsby Ahmad on September 17, 2025
Damascus-SANA President Ahmad Al-Sharaa met Wednesday with Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin and discussed regional developments and the progress of the agreement with the “SDF” leadership dated March 10, 2025. They also emphasized the unity and territorial integrity of Syria.
- Iran is “Ready to reciprocate” if Syria sees ties as beneficialby Ahmad on September 17, 2025
Damascus- SANA Iran has responded to recent comments by the Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa suggesting that the break in ties with Tehran is not permanent, saying it is prepared to restore relations whenever Damascus decides renewed ties serve its people’s interests. “I believe that severing relations between two Islamic countries bound by historic […]
- Jordan and Qatar affirm support for Syria’s sovereigntyby nisreen on September 17, 2025
Amman – SANA King Abdullah II of Jordan and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, stressed today the importance of reaching political solutions to the crises facing the region with the aim of restoring its security and stability. According to Petra News Agency, King Abdullah and the Emir of
- Human Rights Watch: Israel commits war crimes in southern Syriaby nisreen on September 17, 2025
New York-SANA Human Rights Watch confirmed that Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 are committing a range of violations some of which constitute war crimes against Syrian residents. The organization called on governments to suspend any military support to Israel that would facilitate violations of human rights and […]
- Syrian refugee who pretended to be Good Samaritan is jailed for sexually assaulting drunk womanon September 17, 2025
Khaled Ibrahim, 46, molested his victim after she became separated from her friends during a night out in March 2022 in Wallsend, Newcastle.
- Trump launches AI deportation machine in high-tech hunton September 14, 2025
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- Trump launches AI deportation machine in high-tech PSYOP hunt for foreign visa violatorson September 14, 2025
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- The terrorists who live in luxury: How Hamas billionaires live in marble-floored mansions and luxury hotels while profiting from misery and terror in poverty-stricken Gazaon September 9, 2025
While conditions in the rubble-strewn Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate after more than 700 days of war, senior Hamas officials have been enjoying a life of luxury in Qatar.
- Car wash bosses who smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants into Britain were caught when investigators found videos and selfies from asylum seekers customers on their phoneson September 8, 2025
Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 42, both had a secret 'double life' by operating the ' TripAdvisor for migrants' while appearing to run their car wash firm in Caerphilly, south Wales
- Trump floats bizarre SHOPPING ban to prevent Iranians from bulk shopping at Sam's Club and Costcoon September 5, 2025
The Trump administration is reportedly considering new travel restrictions on multiple foreign delegations, which could significantly limit their movement beyond New York City
- Report: Trump floats ban preventing Iranians from shopping at Costcoon September 5, 2025
The Trump administration is reportedly considering new travel restrictions on multiple foreign delegations, which could significantly limit their movement beyond New York City
- Inside the secret mission to bring ISIS brides back to Australia before the end of this yearon September 2, 2025
A legal bid by non-profit Save the Children to force the government to repatriate the group was refused last year.
- Revealed: How IS Beatle Jihadi John was killed... with a kebab in handon September 1, 2025
ISIS fighter, who was identified by GCHQ analysts as Mohammed Emwazi, was traced to a takeaway in Raqqa, Syria, by MI6 in 2015.
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