Gaza’s civil defense agency said Israeli strikes and artillery shelling on Thursday killed at least 82 people in the war-battered Palestinian territory, updating a previous toll. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said at least 13 people were “recovered from rubble” after a dawn strike in...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said the decision to lift US sanctions on Syria was "historic" and marked the beginning of a modern renaissance. He thanked Arab leaders, especially Saudi Arabia, for standing by Damascus. In a speech from the People's Palace in Damascus following his...

Syrian Finance Minister Yisr Barnieh made a call to global investors on Wednesday to come do business with Syria after US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he would lift all of Washington’s sanctions on the country. “Syria today is a land of opportunities, with...

The foreign ministers of Turkey, the United States and Syria will meet in southern Turkey on Thursday to discuss details of US President Donald Trump’s pledge to lift sanctions on Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday. In a surprise announcement, Trump said on...