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Trump’s team is divided on how to tackle the president’s vow to ease sanctions on Syria
Since President Donald Trump announced his intent to end a half-century of sanctions on Syria, a debate has developed in his ...
U.S. and regional countries team up to resolve the issue of Islamic State prisoners in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try ...
US and regional countries team up to resolve the issue of IS prisoners in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try ...
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...
From al-Qaeda to Syria's presidency, the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa
He's a former al-Qaeda member, but on Wednesday, new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stood on the world stage with President ...
Syria's Sharaa skips Iraq summit after firestorm over invitation
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on ...
Marco Rubio warns Syria ‘weeks’ away from ‘collapse and full-scale civil war of epic proportions’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bleakly warned that Syria appears to be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or ...
Syrian president will not attend Arab summit in Baghdad after invitation triggers divisions
A short statement released by the office of President Ahmad al-Sharaa did not give a reason why he will not attend the summit ...
Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his ...
Trump meets with Syria's new leader, a former Islamist militant, after announcing sanctions to be lifted
President Trump says he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give the country "a ...
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Health Minister meets counterparts from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, and Cuba
Geneva: Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud held separate meetings with theMinister of Health of the Republic of IraqHE Dr ...
Trump meets with Syria's interim president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and ...