Syria

Last Updated: May 20, 2025, 23:09 IST As Washington lifts sanctions and backs new leadership in Damascus, Rubio tells Senate Syria risks splintering into all-out conflict. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. (IMAGE:…

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President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he attempts to consolidate power nearly six months on from his movement’s stunning toppling…

For weeks, Ziad Abu al-Dahab has been training for gold at an equestrian tournament near Damascus -- in a sport once dominated by Syria's Assad family and their inner circle. "Results used to be decided in advance, always favouring those close to the government," the 25-year-old rider said. "My greatest…

US President Donald Trump’s recent tour across Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates has seemingly solidified a new Sunni-led order in West Asia, leaving long-standing ally Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an increasingly isolated position. The four-day diplomatic push, driven by substantial arms, business and…

Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, has recovered the official Syrian intelligence archive on Israeli spy Eli Cohen in a covert operation, the agency and the Prime Minister’s Office announced in a joint statement on Sunday. The archive includes some 2,500 original documents, photographs and personal items which were recently…

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  — President Trump’s four-day visit to the Middle East was marked by a flurry of activity: Billion-dollar trade deals, a meeting with Syria’s new president and diplomatic efforts to resolve the nuclear standoff with Iran. But the fate of Palestinian people and the war in Gaza, where the…

Arab leaders convened on Saturday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for the 34th Arab League Summit, which took place amid pressing challenges facing the region. In its final communique, known as the Baghdad Declaration, Arab leaders reaffirmed the centrality of the Palestinian cause, called for an inclusive national dialogue in…

Syria on Saturday announced the formation of a national commission for missing persons and another for transitional justice, more than five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Syria's new authorities have pledged justice for victims of atrocities committed under Assad's rule, and a five-year transitional constitution signed…