Reports indicate that the decision will not remove sanctions on former President Bashar al-Assad, his senior aides, family ...

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday rescinding most U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria since the 1970s, a major ...

Ahmed al-Shara, a leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led fighters into Damascus on December 8 as the Assad regime collapsed. Fifty years of one-family rule was over, but Syria was still divided.

White House said the measure would protect US interests by preventing the resurgence of Islamic State and encouraging ...

Another sign that Syria is moving in positive directions occurred during the Israel-Iran war. As Arab governments lambasted Israel’s air campaign, Syria refrained from issuing a single formal ...

The country’s new leader, Ahmed al-Shara, has donned a suit, trimmed his beard, and dropped his nom de guerre. But Syrians are still afraid. The messages started appearing on my phone as soon as ...

US President Donald Trump (C) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara (L) along with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) during the first leg of his three-country Middle East ...

Trump Meets al-Shara’a, Invites Syria to Join Abraham Accords. By. Hana Levi Julian - 17 Iyyar 5785 – May 14, 2025. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) greets Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, as US President Trump looks on in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images.

During his visit to the Middle East in May, U.S. President Donald Trump did several things that few would have predicted ...

Not long back, the US had placed a $10 million bounty on Ahmed al-Sharaa. Today, the US president met him and praised his efforts to restore peace in Syria. From being lodged in an American prison ...