Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman ...

Key topicsIsrael dismantles Iran-backed militant network after 7 Oct 2023 attackHezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, and Assad regime ...

Syria's reaction to the Israeli and U.S. bombing of Iran showed how its position has shifted under Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

Israel’s decisive victory over Iran’s Islamist regime created a unique opening to normalize ties between Jerusalem and the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a church in Syria at the weekend has risen to 25, state ...

A suicide bomber who blew himself up at a Greek Orthodox church on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday was a member of the ...

In the ever-evolving arena of international politics, the concept of permanent alliances or perpetual hostilities often proves to be a myth. As Lord Palmerston had put it long ago, "We have no eternal ...

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces significant risks as he pushes for inclusive governance and engagement with the West, with concerns growing that militant factions may target him for assassination.

Upon shaking the hand of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during a tripartite meeting in Saudi Arabia earlier this spring, U.S. President Donald Trump praised the self-declared new ...

When President Donald Trump met Syria’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, for the first time last month, he came away impressed with the man’s vision, stamina and looks.

From wanted jihadist to statesman embraced by world leaders, Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has undergone a stunning transformation in just six months since ousting longtime strongman ...