𝗔𝗣: 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

📌 The Syrian government confirmed the detention of German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who went missing in January during military operations in Raqqa, according to the Associated Press.

📌 Authorities said Michelmann and Kurdish-Turkish journalist Ahmed Polad were found in a former SDF facility without documents, initially claiming to be UN aid workers — a claim later deemed false.

📌 The AP reported that the Information Ministry said in a statement that they later attempted to escape and were detained again on “suspicions that they may be foreign fighters present in Syria illegally.”

📌 The statement reportedly said that the two were “formally detained, and legal proceedings have been initiated in preparation for referral to the competent judicial authorities.”

📌 The German Foreign Office said last week that it had been in touch with the detained journalist but did not give further details, citing privacy rules.

Iraq’s Oil Ministry announced the launch of the Basra–Haditha pipeline project, with a capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day, aimed at boosting export capabilities.

The pipeline is expected to support three main routes, including Syria’s Baniyas port, Turkey’s Ceyhan port, and Jordan’s Aqaba port.

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺

📌 Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei strongly condemned the attack in Damascus and the assassination of Sayyida Zainab shrine preacher Farhan Hassan al-Mansour, describing it as a terrorist act.

📌 He said attacks on religious sites and scholars in Syria and the region are part of a US-Israeli plot to fuel division.

📌 Baghaei called on all parties to remain vigilant, assume responsibility in confronting terrorism and extremism, and stressed the need to identify and punish those behind the attack.

📌 He also urged the Syrian government to ensure security for all components of the Syrian population.

Source: Tasnim

US Senator Jeanne Shaheen welcomed Syria’s progress in the 2026 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders, noting a marked improvement in press freedom under the country’s new government.

Shaheen said she would continue working with the Syrian government to support further progress toward a stable and prosperous state.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport reported that 2,523 aircraft crossed Syrian airspace during April. The rise in traffic was attributed to restrictions over Iranian airspace, making Syria a key transit route between the Gulf and Europe.

A Syrian-Saudi meeting was held in Riyadh to discuss improving land transport and facilitating passenger and cargo movement.

Both sides stressed continued cooperation to enhance transport efficiency and logistical integration between the two countries.

Israeli Violations Raise Alarm Among International and Human Rights Groups

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The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty will receive his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani in Cairo tomorrow during an official visit aimed at discussing bilateral relations between the two countries.

Israeli forces targeted the vicinity of the Koudna forest and Tel Ahmar al-Sharqi in the southern Quneitra countryside with several artillery shells.

Brigadier General Akram Mousa, former director of Tishreen Military Hospital under the Assad regime, has been arrested over alleged involvement in violations against Syrians.

The facility has long been linked to accusations of torture and organ harvesting. The arrest comes after leaked footage revealed mistreatment of detainees inside the hospital, evoking memories among Syrians of past abuses associated with the site.

Airstrikes, believed to be Jordanian, targeted several sites linked to drug trafficking centers in the southern and eastern countryside of Suwayda.

Source: Syria Now