Turkey to seek lifting of Syria sanctions, Erdogan tells Sharaa President Tayyip Erdogan told Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday that Turkey will continue its diplomatic efforts to lift ...

As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...

Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified on Monday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces. The escalation follows accusations from Syria ...

Days before his troops overthrew the regime of Bashar Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa declared that Syria deserves a system in which no “single ruler makes arbitrary decisions.” Sharaa, once a feared ...

Syria’s defence ministry accused Lebanon’s Hezbollah organisation on Sunday of kidnapping three troops and murdering them in Lebanon, according to state media, while Hezbollah denied any participation ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The visit comes as Israel says it is supporting the minority in a country now ruled by Islamists. But many ...

The Syrian government is also trying to deal with the fallout of clashes in Latakia in which numerous civilians were killed by extremists. Syrian interim-President Ahmad al-Sharaa in front of the ...

At least seven people have been killed and 52 wounded in clashes on the border with Syria, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says. Monday’s violence came after skirmishes over the weekend ...

BEIRUT, April 6 (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first visit to the United Arab Emirates and is also scheduled to visit Turkey next week, the Syrian foreign ministry ...

Syrian troops responded by shelling Lebanese border towns overnight, according to the Syrian defence ministry and the Lebanese army. Residents of the town of Al-Qasr, less than 1 kilometre (0.6 ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a transitional government, appointing 23 ministers in a new broadened and diverse cabinet. The cabinet announced on Saturday included Yarub Badr, an ...