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. “Young, attractive guy ...

I would not feel comfortable betting on any of these possibilities, and none are very reassuring. But it is not clear how much this matters. Syria’s new leadership, whatever its ambitions, will need ...

Following the collapse of the Assad regime, the U.S. position in Syria was further muddled. In March, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces signed a surprise deal with Sharaa’s new Syrian government.

Shara has promised to protect Syria’s minorities, but some members of the Alawite, Druze, and other communities are not convinced. External interference, including from Israel, which has launched over ...

Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also appointed as special envoy for Syria, described in a post on X that it was a "power step forward" between the two nations.

The Trump administration announced Friday that it would ease sanctions against Syria, making good on President Trump’s promise from earlier this month to roll back penalties against the country ...

The Trump administration on Friday lifted a wide range of sanctions against Syria, the first major step to fulfill a promise made this month by President Donald Trump to help the country rebuild ...

The Treasury Department said it will grant Syria a 180-day waiver, known as GL 25, to ease financial restrictions that target the country's former rulers in an effort to give its new leaders a ...

Such was the objective of Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week—the first direct talks between leaders of the two countries in a ...

Trump also met with Syria's interim president, a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million U.S. bounty. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Mouaz Mustafa of the Syrian Emergency Task Force.

President Trump met Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, highlighting the stunning reversal in fortunes for a former Islamist militant with ties to al Qaeda ...

A recent surge in violence against Syria’s Druze religious community has reportedly seen over 100 people killed since the start of May. This is a grim extension of sectarian targeting that began ...