(2025-10-21). Syria announces seizure of 12 million captagon pills. newarab.com 
The Syrian interior ministry said Monday it seized about 12 million The seizure marks one of the largest drug busts since the transitional authority assumed power in late 2024. | Following "precise monitoring and tracking of a smuggling network attempting to traffic large quantities of narcotics abroad", security forces seized "around 12 million captagon pills in the Al-Dumayr area", Brigadier General Khaled Eid, director…
(2025-10-21). Syria gives banks six months to absorb Lebanon crisis losses. newarab.com 
(2025-10-21). Syria seizes large drug shipment in desert. plenglish.com The Drug Control Department, in partnership with the Badia Security Directorate, conducted the operation after surveillance and intelligence efforts led to the location of a narcotics shipment destined for Jordanian territory. | Syria TV informed that the drugs were to be transported to Jordan by different methods, including shoulder-carrying or helium balloons, demonstrating the level of sophistication used by the smuggling networks. | Khaled Eid, Director of the Anti-Narcotics Department, stated that the operation took place in the Al-Dumayr area and emphasized that the leader of the network was arrested, whil…
(2025-10-21). World Bank estimates Syria reconstruction costs at $216 bln. newarab.com 
Reconstruction is one of the most significant challenges facing
(2025-10-21). A New Era in Moscow: The Direction of Syria. uwidata.com By Yƒ±ldƒ±ran Acar, Political Scientist The visit of Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sha'ra to Moscow was not merely a diplomatic contact; it signaled a period in which the balance of power in the Middle East is being redefined. This visit both offered clues about Syria's new foreign policy course and clearly showed how Russia wants …
(2025-10-21). The animalistic behavior of US envoy towards Lebanon intensifies. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT—In a dangerous escalation that highlights American intimidation against Lebanon, U.S. envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack has unleashed a series of inflammatory statements through his X account, threatening Lebanon with civil war and Israeli aggression if it refuses to normalize relations with Israel under the so-called Abraham Accords.
(2025-10-21). Putin's envoy meets Iran's top security official in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, received the Russian president's special envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev on Tuesday.
(2025-10-21). Pragmatismo por trás da cúpula russo-síria. globalresearch.ca Em 15 de outubro, o presidente sírio Ahmed al-Sharaa (também conhecido como Abu Mohammad al-Julani) visitou Moscou para conversas diplomáticas com Vladimir Putin no Kremlin. O diálogo foi considerado produtivo e permitiu o progresso nos atuais canais diplomáticos entre os …
(2025-10-21). Belarus, Algeria agree to step up interagency cooperation. eng.belta.by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt and | concurrently to Algeria Yevgeny Sobolevsky has presented his credentials | to Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National…
(2025-10-21). Bolivia's film festival unites Latin America and the Caribbean. plenglish.com La Paz, Oct. 20 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian ambassador to Bolivia, Elizabeth Garcia, affirmed that the 21st Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival is an example of unity in diversity through the seventh art.
(2025-10-21). Trump tells Australian envoy 'I don't like you either'. aljazeera.com During talks at the White House with Australia's prime minister, US President Donald Trump told Australian Ambassador Ke…
(2025-10-21). Iran envoy says sanctions target livelihood of civilians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — Ali Bahraini, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, has warned against the adverse impacts of unilateral sanctions on people's daily lives.
(2025-10-21). Headlines for October 21, 2025. democracynow.org Top U.S. Officials Travel to Israel for Talks as Netanyahu Threatens to Collapse Gaza Ceasefire, Palestinian Woman Beaten Unconscious as Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Olive Farmers, Federal Court Gives Trump Green Light to Deploy Troops to Portland, "Blatantly Immoral": DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Draws Fire for $170M Purchase of Luxury Private Jets, Colombia Recalls Ambassador to U.S. over Strikes in Caribbean as Trump Issues Threats, Sanae Takaichi, Opponent of Gender Equality, Becomes Japan's First Female Prime Minister, Trump Admin Fires Two Prosecutors Who Opposed Criminal Case Against Le…