Ahmed al-Sharaa
Syria indicates it will not intervene in Lebanon, despite US pressure - analysis
The report adds that despite a push for a ceasefire and a new de-confliction concept in Lebanon, “it is estimated that Washington is using various tools simultaneously to try to disarm Hezbollah.”
Syria alleges Assad officials took organs from detainees for elite transplants
Islamic State claims responsibility for northeastern Aleppo attack that killed two Syrian soldiers
Cold war brewing in Syria as Druze, Kurds, and Alawites resist al-Sharaa's rule
Syrian Petroleum Company signs new gas deal with US energy companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra
The state media report added that the agreement was signed at the Ministry of Energy headquarters in Damascus.
Trump on Lebanon: 'If Israel can't do the job without killing everyone, Syria should do it'
Trump says he considers the Lebanon war a minor one, and an arena in which Syria can take on Hezbollah in partnership with the United States if Israel under Netanyahu cannot be reigned in.
Erdogan’s road through Syria runs into the Druze - opinion
Erdogan is positioning Turkey to turn post-Assad Syria into a strategic corridor of influence, and Israel would be negligent to wait until that corridor becomes a military fact.
One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa
According to a ministry statement, two suicide attackers attempted to storm the facility. Security personnel engaged the pair, neutralizing one of them, while the second detonated an explosive vest.
Syria, Iraq hope for meetings in Washington, seek coordinated visit with US envoy
While al-Sharaa's meeting is unconfirmed, it could still happen. The Trump administration will want to end the Iran conflict and get a deal while trying to show it can stabilize Iraq and Syria.
‘Grant me the governorship of Jerusalem’: Turkish Interior Minister prays for control of Israel
Referring to the fall of the Assad regime, the interior minister said he hoped he would see Jerusalem “liberated” in the same way Damascus was, and that one day “those lands will be ours once again."
Trump, Sharaa hold phone call, discuss lifting sanctions, importance of 'prioritizing diplomacy'
During the call, Sharaa said lifting the remaining US sanctions on Syria was an essential step toward reviving the Syrian economy and attracting investment, the statement said.
‘Rebuilding a country the size of Syria means contracts worth billions of dollars,’ expert says
Renewed attention to reconstruction opportunities is colliding with unresolved sanctions exposure, weak institutions, damaged infrastructure, and uncertainty over Syria’s political future
Syrian officials find remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era - report
The country’s government had “located remnants of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions."
Syria’s limited Kurdish election exposes limits of Damascus’s democratic transition - analysis
Syria had already held types of limited elections in other areas of Syria last year. However, areas outside government control did not hold a vote.