On Monday, President Donald Trump met with Syrian leader Ahmad al Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammad al Jolani. This pivotal meeting offers a critical opportunity: to leverage …
Turkey’s Fidan meets Rubio at White House as Trump hosts Sharaa
Fidan’s surprise visit coincides with Syrian president’s historic White House talks and ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa set for historic White House meeting with Trump
Ahmed al-Sharaa — who 20 years ago was thrown into a US detention centre in Iraq after he joined al-Qaeda militants fighting the Americans — will on Monday become the first Syrian president to visit …
Turkey’s Fidan heads to US as Trump hosts Sharaa, Gaza talks continue
Fidan’s surprise visit coincides with Syrian president’s historic White House talks and ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
Trump is hosting Syria’s al-Sharaa for a first-of-its-kind meeting at the White House
It’s the first visit to the White House by a Syrian head of state since the Middle Eastern country gained independence from France in 1946.
Almost 100 faith leaders urge Trump to step up pressure on Syria’s Al Shaara over humanitarian aid
Almost 100 faith leaders wrote to President Trump urging him to put pressure on Syria’s Al Shaara not to block humanitarian aid to Christians and Druze in southern Syria.
Syria participates in opening session of Group of 77+China in Brazil
A delegation from the Syrian Arab Republic participated on Sunday in the opening session of the Group of 77 + China, held in the city of Belém, northern
Syria Carries Out Pre-Emptive Operations Against Islamic State Cells
(Reuters) -Syria has carried out nationwide pre-emptive operations targeting Islamic State cells, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Syrian security forces carried out 61 raids …
In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry NAWA, Syria (Reuters) -As sectarian violence swept through Syria’s southern Sweida province in July, the Sbeih family say they were taken by Druze gunmen and held in a …
US lifts terrorist label on Syria’s leader ahead of Trump visit
The State Department announced on Friday that the United Nations Security Council lifted the terrorist designation of two Syrian officials, including the country’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa. The adoption of a resolution “championed by the United States” to delist al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattub “sent a strong political signal that further recognizes