In December 2024, after Islamic-led rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad’s brutal regime, President-elect Donald Trump ...

The reality is that complex intersection of sanctions on Syria hampers peace dividends that we should be seeing from the ...

The International Monetary Fund's director for the Middle East and Central Asia said on Friday that this week's IMF and World ...

In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said he is open to diplomatic relations with Israel, as he sent a letter to Donald ...

Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...

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Syria's new leader seems open to joining the Abraham Accords under 'certain conditions,' but Israelis remain skeptical about ...

Damascus' crackdown on Palestinian fighters was good faith quid pro quo to address concerns as US troops are reduced in Syria ...

We, therefore, call on the international community to actively support reconstruction efforts and, critically, to lift ...

An Iraqi delegation met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday to discuss restoring an Iraqi oil ...

Iran sees its missile programme rather than its uranium enrichment as a bigger obstacle in nuclear talks with the United States that resume on Saturday, an Iranian official with knowledge of the ...