A man looks at photos of disappeared people at Marjeh Square, known as Martyrs' Square, in Damascus, Syria, in January. (Photos by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Neighbors and colleagues ...

Israel and the new Syrian regime have recently held direct talks, according to an Israeli source familiar with the matter – an indication of shifting dynamics between the former enemies as ...

Syria plans to print a newly-designed currency in the UAE and Germany instead of Russia, three sources said, reflecting rapidly improving ties with Gulf Arab and Western states as a move to loosen U.S ...

The Syrian refugee crisis in Europe is considered to be one of the largest since World War II.As of December 2023, more than 780,000 Syrians in the European Union (EU) held refugee status or ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 16 (UPI) --U.S. President Donald Trump's unexpected approach to Syria has presented a significant opportunity for the country's interim president, Ahmad Sharaa, to prove that ...

Speaking to a roomful of Arab dignitaries, Trump proclaimed that long-standing U.S. sanctions on Syria, a U.S. adversary in the Middle East since the beginning of the Cold War, would be lifted. “ ...

The World Bank says that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, enabling Damascus to take out new loans DAMASCUS, Syria -- The World Bank said Friday that the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The World Bank said Friday that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, clearing Damascus to take out new loans. Saudi Arabia and ...

US President Donald Trump's historic meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, has not gone over well with the hard-line media in Iran. Moderate outlets largely ...

Syria in talks with UAE firm over currency printing, sources say German companies also interested, sources say Syria's new rulers building ties with Gulf Arab, Western states DAMASCUS, May 16 ...

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025 – Effective May 12, 2025, the arrears of approximately $15.5 million due to the International Development Association (IDA) by the Syrian Arab Republic have been cleared. The ...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) touted President Trump’s efforts to thaw tensions with the new government in Syria, describing the move as strategically savvy, though risky.