The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country's government prevail in what the acting U.S. ambassador described as "the ...

It’s true that Bashar Assad left the presidential palace on the evening of Saturday, December 7, 2024, and Ahmed al-Sharaa entered it the next day without a single bullet being fired in the capital.

The derailing of talks to solve the 21-month Israel-Hamas war is the latest blow to Trump as several of his efforts to broker ...

"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.

An outbreak of brutal, sectarian violence in Syria has intensified debate in Congress over whether to follow President ...

Today, Syria and Israel can find common ground in confronting shared threats—particularly Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies operating near their borders.

Pursuant to a sweeping new executive order (EO) issued on June 30, 2025, the Trump administration has lifted virtually all U.S. sanctions targeting Syria, shuttered the Syria sanctions program ...

Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions. The country has suffered severe electricity shortages, with only those who can afford them using costly ...

Syria has been under Washington-led sanctions for decades, but designations intensified during the war that started in 2011. Even with some waivers for humanitarian programs, it was difficult to bring ...