Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syrian government cracks down on Palestinian terror groups

Tehran-backed faction leaders reportedly fled Damascus amid regime harassment and property seizures.

Syrian leadership approved return of Eli Cohen archive to Israel, sources say

Cohen, who was hanged in 1965 in a downtown Damascus square after infiltrating Syria's political elite, is still regarded as a hero in Israel.

By REUTERS
20/05/2025

Trump's talks with Syria echo US embrace of Fidel Castro in 1959

As Syria reconfigures its political order, we must not forget the hard lessons of Cuba’s transformation into a Cold War adversary.

By STEPHEN M. FLATOW
18/05/2025

Israel must protect Syria's Druze from Sharaa, a terrorist in a suit

In the battle for the character of Syria and the region as a whole, we must choose a clear side. Not just in words but in action.

By DAVID BEN-BASAT
17/05/2025
IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

IDF denies that officials from Israel and Syria held direct talks in Azerbaijan

CNN’s report claimed that IDF Operations Directorate chief, Maj.-Gen. Oded Basyuk was among a group of Israeli officials who traveled to Azerbaijan.

Excluded from the new Middle East, Israel’s military edge faces danger

Israel helped shape this new Middle East. But now, it’s not even in the room.

16/05/2025

Syria's Sharaa open to Golan Heights deal, limiting Iranian presence, US congressman tells 'Post'

"I think this is an opportunity that President Sharaa needs to seize and truly use to rebuild Syria into a free and prosperous nation," US Congressman Marlin Stutzman said.

'Too good to be true': investors eye Syria after Trump sanctions move

"We’re on the right track now internationally unless something happens in Syria that derails the process," a Syrian banker said.

By REUTERS
15/05/2025

‘We want peace in the region, including with Israel’: Syrian official tells KAN

“Syria strives to establish peace in the region. As a nation, we genuinely want peace. Syria does not want war," the official told KAN.

Trump praises 'young, attractive' Ahmed al-Sharaa after Syria meeting

Trump's comments come amid his trip to the Middle East, his first diplomatic trip since assuming the presidency.

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