In his much-anticipated speech, the Syrian president Ahmas al-Sharaa started the first time in almost six decades that a Syrian leader has addressed the General Assembly. Syria’s leader begins his speech by saying: “The Syrian story is filled with emotions, and it mixes pain with...

Syria and Israel are close to striking a “de-escalation” agreement in which Israel will stop its attacks while Syria will agree to not move any machinery or heavy equipment near the Israeli border, a senior US envoy said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of UN General...

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday called on Congress to completely lift Caesar Act sanctions, which became US law during the rule of the deposed Bashar al-Assad. Al-Sharaa praised President Donald Trump for taking a “bold decision” to lift all sanctions on Syria; however, he...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there has been progress on a security deal with Syria but an agreement was not imminent. Speaking at the outset of a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said victory against Hezbollah in Lebanon had opened up the possibility of peace with...