The Syrian government on Wednesday denied reports that it is considering a request from Saudi Arabia to send ground forces into Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents. Damascus did, however, condemn the latest Houthi attacks against Saudi airports in strong terms.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly the head of the retired al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), made a brief visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discuss their bilateral relationship.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda lieutenant who lead an alliance of insurgents and jihadis to depose dictator Bashar Assad in December 2024, began his second address to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday by justifying his violent past as a struggle against “evil” and “injustice.”
The high-level debate at the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to begin on Tuesday morning – a unique event in modern world history where global leaders can take the stage and talk about whatever they want.
The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Sunday that the government of ex-jihadist President Ahmed al-Sharaa had finalized an agreement with the government of Ukraine for the latter’s experts to help demining efforts in the aftermath of the over-decade-long civil war.
Protests in dozens of cities and towns throughout Syria erupted on Sunday and continued into Monday, marked by large fires and roadblocks triggered by the government announcing a major increase in the price of gasoline and diesel fuels.
The government of Syria, under former al-Qaeda jihadist President Ahmed al-Sharaa, confirmed before the United Nations on Thursday that it had begun the process of destroying caches of illicit chemical weapons formerly possessed by the deposed regime of dictator Bashar Assad.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday appointed Mazloum Abdi, former chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as one of his presidential advisers.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa paid for a coffee in Damascus using a Visa card on Wednesday, a common sight in most countries but unprecedented in the modern history of his country, as it represented the first such transaction since Syria was removed from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list.
The U.S. State Department officially removed Syria from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, and delisted al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group, on Monday, completing a process President Donald Trump announced in July.
Syria revealed on Sunday that its top diplomat had participated in peace negotiations with the government of Israel.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led militia that allied with the United States to definitively topple the Islamic State “caliphate” in 2017, announced on Thursday that it had formally integrated into the Syrian national armed forces, accepting the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The government of Syria, under former wanted al-Qaeda jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa, granted the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to a formerly secret nuclear site in the country on Tuesday, vowing to cooperate with the United Nations agency.
The government of Syria condemned neighboring Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of executing airstrikes on a military airport reportedly being used to train its new military. While Israeli officials have not confirmed that they were responsible for the strikes, the administration of President Donald Trump moved rapidly to support Damascus.
The government of Syria announced this week that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia that would result in Moscow handing over control of a critical airport and part of a seaport to Damascus.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who rose to prominence leading an al-Qaeda affiliate militia to victory in the Syrian Civil War, told Qatari news network Al Jazeera this weekend that his country is working towards a security agreement, and potential long-lasting peace, with Israel.
Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Al Hajjar revealed on Thursday that security elements in his country are in “daily” communication with the government of Syria to discuss fighting terrorism.
The official national parliament of Syria opened for business on Sunday.
Syrian officials said on Thursday that a preliminary investigation of the July 7 bombings in the capital city of Damascus — perpetrated during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron — suggests that a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State was responsible.
Syria expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for being removed from the State Department’s State Sponsors of Terrorism List.
President Donald Trump says he intends to remove Syria from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, where it has been since 1979.
Two explosions were heard in Syria’s capital city of Damascus on Tuesday shortly before Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was scheduled to meet with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron.
The White House confirmed on Sunday that President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda jihadist who toppled Bashar Assad, at this week’s NATO summit in Turkey.
The Syrian Interior Ministry says a bomb was detonated at a cafe in central Damascus, killing ten people and wounding 22 more.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani visited Lebanon on Thursday for meetings with its president and highest-ranking leadership.
President Donald Trump said at the G7 summit that Syria could “do a better job” eliminating Hezbollah than Israel.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that cooperation with the new Syrian government is “developing very actively,” and could lead to Russia keeping some military bases that it feared losing when its client Bashar Assad was overthrown in December 2024.
The family of American journalist Austin Tice – who was kidnapped in Damascus, Syria, in 2012 and has been missing ever since – believes he may have been transferred from Syria to Iran and is now being held by the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced on Wednesday that a group of 13 women and children linked to Islamic State fighters have booked flights back to Australia after being released from a prison camp in Syria. Burke said the group would receive no help from the Australian government, and in fact some could expect to be arrested upon arrival.
The Interior Ministry of Syria revealed on Tuesday nearly a dozen arrests linked to an alleged assassination plot by the Iranian proxy terrorist organization Hezbollah targeting its senior leaders.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the al-Qaeda offshoot terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), presided over the inauguration of the Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena in the nation’s capital, Damascus, on Monday.
The Syrian Army on Thursday took control of the last U.S. military base on Syrian soil, with assurances that Syria’s new government can handle the job of controlling the Islamic State and other terrorist threats.
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, receiving a warm welcome from President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The Lebanese Army on Tuesday withdrew from four border villages, two of them Christian-majority towns whose residents have refused to follow instructions from Israel to evacuate the area while the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battle the Iran-backed terrorists of Hezbollah.
Christian communities throughout Syria limited or canceled Holy Week festivities, including Palm Sunday observances, after mobs of Muslim attackers targeted Christian communities this weekend, destroying Christian symbols and looting shops.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday pledged to work with Germany to enable more Syrians to return home and rebuild their country after its devastating civil war, as he made a historic visit to Berlin.
The United States has suggested that the government of former al-Qaeda jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria is considering operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Damascus and weighing the prospects of entering the greater war on Iran, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that President Donald Trump “engaged personally” with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) command Mazloum Abdi to halt clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF in late January.
U.S. Central Command announced it has “completed the orderly departure of U.S. forces from al-Tanf Garrison in Syria.”
Members of the Alawite community in Syria face “constant” threats of violence, including “large-scale massacres,” abductions, and mob attacks, the head of the Alawites Association of the United States told Breitbart News, urging President Donald Trump to pressure the country’s leadership to respect the rights of minorities.
