ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish firefighters battled a blaze on their side of the border and one person was reported dead in the country’s west.

Damascus, SANA – Ministry of Education signed Thursday a cooperation protocol with Turkish counterpart to rehabilitate destroyed schools in Syria, expand educational opportunities for Syrian youth, and strengthen educational and cultural ties between the two countries.

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan's SOCAR could become a partner in Turkey's plans to provide Syria with natural gas, adding that Ankara hoped to start the provision soon.

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks. U.S.

A U.S. envoy said Wednesday that Syria's central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks, a persistent obstacle as the new authorities in Damascus struggle to consolidate control after the country's yearslong civil war.

Trump might offer Turkey F-35 aircraft for encouraging Syria to join the Abraham Accords. This is dangerous appeasement.

BEIRUT — Syria’s authorities appealed Tuesday to the European Union for support in battling massive wildfires that have been engulfing the country’s northwestern coastal region for the sixth consecutive day.

While Erdogan is doing everything to delegitimize Israel, any agreement between Israel and Syria "also undermines Turkey’s strategy," Yanarocak told Maariv. By strengthening ties with Israel, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is essentially trying to reduce Turkish influence in Damascus,

As Turkish-linked commanders with dubious human rights records are commissioned as officers and appointed to top military positions in Syria, questions arise over the future of Ankara’s influence in the state and its armed forces.

The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on Syria and praising al-Sharaa as a "young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong past.