DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron ...

Amid a roiling Middle East, the Trump administration is trying to figure out how Syria’s new leader fits into an “America ...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister on Monday warned that Syria faces growing instability and foreign occupation as Israel ...

Last December, after years of building a powerful armed faction—Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, classified internationally as a ...

New Syrian president got a warm welcome this week, as he holds out for sanctions relief. So what does Abu-Dhabi stand to gain ...

The presidents of Syria and Lebanon arrived in Qatar on separate visits Tuesday, the first official trips by both leaders to the wealthy Gulf state since taking office.

The first visit by members of the new Lebanese government to Syria took place on Monday in Damascus, where an Islamist-led coalition seized power in December 2024.

Plans would be the first known instance of Saudi Arabia providing financing for Syria since Islamist-led rebels toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad last year.

Lebanon’s president says the disarmament of the militant group Hezbollah will come through negotiations as part of a national defense strategy and not through “force.” ...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, inviting him to visit ...