Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such a top-level contact since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced that they have not been informed of plans reportedly being drawn up by the US military to withdraw its troops from Syria.
The United States Department of Defense is drafting plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria within 30, 60, or 90 days, two US defense officials have told NBC News.
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says there is no urgency for Tehran to resume political and diplomatic relations with the current administration in Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syria’s newly-appointed President Ahmed al-Sharaa have discussed deepened security ties – including a response to Kurdish fighters in the war-torn country – during a meeting in Ankara.
The Israeli military is building military bases in the demilitarised buffer zone with Syria, according to satellite images seen by Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit.
A car bomb has killed at least 20 people and injured many others on the outskirts of the city of Manbij in northern Syria, the Syrian presidency has announced.
Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh on his first foreign trip since being named president of the transitional government earlier this week.
Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and a former al-Qaeda member, has been appointed as Syria's president for a transitional period.
Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa requested that Russia hand over former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his close aides during discussions with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, according to sources close to the talks.
A delegation of Russian officials has arrived in Damascus for the first time since Syria's longtime ruler, Bashar al-Assad, was overthrown by armed fighters.
France has announced that it will lift or suspend certain sanctions on Syria’s energy, transportation, and financial sectors to support the country’s economic stabilization and reconstruction efforts.
Syria's interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has described Israel's advances on Syrian territory as unacceptable, though he denied there would be any conflict.
Syria’s new defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra has stated it would not be right for US-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country’s northeast to retain their own bloc within the broader integrated Syrian armed forces.
Turkey has offered military aid and capacity-building support to the new Damascys military to combat “terrorist groups”, during a visit by a high-level Syrian delegation led by the new Syrian foreign minister to Ankara on Wednesday.
De-facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has stated that the country’s future will be defined by forgiveness and amnesty, demanding people to move away from a mindset of vengefulness and revolutionary agitation.
The Riyadh meeting on Syria has called for lifting sanctions imposed on Damascus and creating conditions for the return of Syrian refugees to their country.
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has stated that Syria and Lebanon will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders.
Syrian authorities have foiled an attempt by Daesh terrorists to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, state news agency SANA has reported.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held meeting with Syria’s new rulers in Damascus, and urged talks on easing European Union sanctions imposed on the previous government of Bashar al-Assad.
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has urged respect for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the formation of an inclusive government through free and fair elections.
