Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa met in Damascus on Saturday with a delegation from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), led by its director-general, Fernando Gonzalez. The presidency said the meeting was also attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday announced an agreement with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to coordinate efforts in securing the borders between the two countries amid recent reports of armed clashes. In a statement, the Lebanese Presidency said Aoun spoke with al-Sharaa...

- Despite the monumental challenges ahead, the mood in Syria is optimistic and hopeful, says International Crisis Group’s Nanar Hawach - Reconstruction on a massive scale cannot happen until US sanctions on Syria are lifted, says Hawach - ‘There is this declared commitment to re-establish...

The transitional government’s troops carried out mop-up operations in the settlements of Akkum, Bizaah, Haveiq, El Jurud and El Fadiliyah, where armed gangs are active  Syria’s new authorities conducted an operation against smugglers and supporters of the previous government, the...