The US Secretary of State indicated on Tuesday that the reopening of the US embassy in Damascus is possible if interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa can quell security concerns stemming from armed factions not aligned with his government.
European Union countries have given the green light to lifting economic sanctions on Damascus in a bid to help the war-torn country recover following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, according to diplomats speaking to news agencies.
At least three people have been killed in a blast targeting a police station in the eastern Syrian town of Al-Mayadeen, the SANA state news agency reported, citing a security source.
Syria's Defence Ministry has urged small armed groups that have yet to merge with the security apparatus to do so within 10 days or face unspecified measures, in a bid to consolidate state authority six months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
The 34th Arab League Summit called for the “urgent and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and condemned Israel's ongoing attacks in Syria.
Syrian security forces have killed three Daesh fighters and arrested four others in Aleppo, authorities said, the first time the interim government has announced such an operation against the terror group in Syria’s second city.
The United States is withdrawing its soldiers from Syria and plans to reduce its contingent there to 900, the Al Jazeera television channel reported, citing an unnamed American official.
The World Bank has announced it will restart operations in Syria following a 14-year pause after the country cleared more than $15m of debt with financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
When US President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision, which will boost a country devastated by 13 years of war, took many in the region by surprise. It also caught some in his own administration off guard.
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise Washington's announcement that it would lift all sanctions on Damascus.
US President Donald Trump has stated that he will move to normalize relations with and lift sanctions on Syria’s new government to give the country "a chance at peace."
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media reported on Monday, after Iraq's invitation spurred controversy over the rebel-turned-leader's potential return to a country where he fought and was jailed.
Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has reportedly offered to build a Trump Tower in Damascus, establish peace with Israel, and grant the US access to Syria’s oil and gas, as part of his bid to secure sanctions relief from Washington, Reuters has reported.
The situation in Syria could pose security risks for Europe, according to a draft internal European Union counterterrorism document seen by Reuters which warned that the terror threat level in the bloc remains high.
A Qatari mission has begun searching for the remains of US hostages killed by Daesh in Syria a decade ago, two sources briefed on the mission stated, reviving a longstanding effort to recover their bodies.
Syrian’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has stated that his government has engaged in indirect talks with Israel in an attempt to ease escalating tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv.
The United States has greenlighted a Qatari initiative to bankroll Syria's public sector, three sources told Reuters, offering a financial lifeline to the new Syrian government as it seeks to rebuild a state shattered by conflict.
Syrian authorities have decried “foreign intervention” in the country's affairs after Israel launched air attacks on a town near Damascus where government forces and several other groups had taken part in deadly clashes.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday in New York, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Damascus seeks a clear roadmap from Washington on how to secure permanent sanctions relief.
More than a dozen people were killed in a predominantly Druze town near the Syrian capital on Tuesday in clashes sparked by a purported recording of a Druze man cursing the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which angered Sunni gunmen, rescuers and security sources have confirmed.
The United Kingdom has announced the lifting of sanctions against Syrian ministries and intelligence agencies, according to Britain's finance ministry on Thursday.
The Pentagon has announced that it is consolidating US troops in Syria under the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, reducing troop numbers to less than 1,000 in the coming months.
Two U.S. Congress members visited Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the war-ravaged country since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by in December.
The Syrian government has deployed forces to a key dam in northern Syria, taking over from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) following a deal.
