Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met on Thursday in Qatar with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first encounter between the two leaders, Iraqi and Syrian state news agencies reported. The meeting was brokered by Qatar, with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani...

A source said that the Syrian ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Idris Maya, recently obtained humanitarian asylum in Muscat, indicating that he may not be prepared to return to Damascus even if the Syrian government issues an official decision to terminate his diplomatic duties....

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa traveled to Qatar on Tuesday on an official visit, accompanied by a high-level government delegation. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani tweeted: "Today we accompany His Excellency President Ahmad al-Sharaa on his first presidential visit to a country...

Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, which the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war. A Hamas official told AFP that Israel had also demanded that...