The US is asking the United Nations Security Council to lift sanctions on Syria’s president before he visits the White House next week, furthering President Donald Trump’s efforts to support the …
US proposes the UN lift sanctions on Syria’s leader ahead of White House visit
The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government ahead of a historic visit to the White House.
German foreign minister triggers uproar with new Syria comment
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has triggered fresh uproar within his own conservative bloc with a new remark about the situation in Syria. During a meeting of the parliamentary group of the …
Israel sets up checkpoint in Syria’s Quneitra in new breach of sovereignty
Israel has conducted more than 1,000 air strikes and more than 400 ground incursions in Syria since al-Assad overthrow.
US Envoy Tom Barrack’s ‘integration’ vision sparks debate on Syria’s future
At Bahrain’s Manama Dialogue, US ambassador Tom Barrack urged Gulf leaders to back Syria’s reintegration, saying the war-torn nation’s future depends on “integration, not isolation. ” At the Manama …
US Envoy Tom Barrack’s ‘integration’ vision sparks debate on Syria’s future
At Bahrain’s Manama Dialogue, US ambassador Tom Barrack urged Gulf leaders to back Syria’s reintegration, saying the war-torn nation’s future depends on “integration, not isolation. ” At the Manama …
Saudi’s AI ambitions may run through Syria
The proposed SilkLink project would add an alternative route to Europe as Saudi builds an artificial intelligence hub.
Syria’s new government struggles to fight Captagon, narcotics trafficking
Syrian officials have confiscated millions of Captagon pills and other illicit substances since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. Syria’s new government has been ramping up efforts to fight a war on drug trafficking across Syria.
French cement maker Lafarge faces trial on charges of financing jihadists in Syria
Cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge unit goes on trial on Tuesday facing charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating in northern Syria …
Cement maker Lafarge on trial in France on charges of funding jihadists
Cement group Lafarge goes on trial in France Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to build its business in war-torn Syria.