US President Donald Trump will sign an order lifting sanctions on Syria, the White House announced on Monday. Sanctions will still apply to individuals tied to former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, human rights abusers, drug traffickers, people linked to chemical weapons activities, the Islamic State and ISIS affiliates and proxies for Iran. President Donald Trump … Read more
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul, Turkey on May 24, 2025. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO via Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was holding talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul on Saturday (May 24, 2025), news channel CNN Turk and state media said, broadcasting video of the two leaders … Read more
Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir had said last week that the Ministry would be restructured using former rebel factions and officers who defected from Bashar al-Assad’s army. File | Photo Credit: AFP Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and … Read more