Nov 28 Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in raid on Syrian village, officials and residents say By Abdulrahman Shaheen, Associated Press The Syrian state news agency SANA said Israeli forces entered the village of Beit Jin aiming to seize local men and opened heavy fire after being confronted by residents. Dozens of families fled the area. Continue reading
Nov 15 Syrians and EU officials hold rare open meeting in Damascus By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Saturday's meetings came nearly a year after the fall of the 54-year Assad family rule in Syria in a stunning offensive by insurgent groups in early December. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 5:45 Al-Sharaa meets with Trump at White House as Syria seeks closer ties with the West By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with President Trump on Monday. It's the first White House visit by a Syrian leader since the country became independent nearly 80 years ago. Damascus joined the global alliance countering ISIS, and the Trump administration… Continue watching
Nov 10 Trump is hosting Syria's al-Sharaa for a first-of-its-kind meeting at the White House By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Monday's meeting will be the first visit by a Syrian head of state since the country gained independence in 1946. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump will host first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House, official says By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia in May. The meeting was seen as a major turn of events for a Syria that is still adjusting to life after the over 50-year, iron-gripped rule of the Assad… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 9:33 Al-Sharaa promises a new Syria free of its 'wretched past' By Ali Rogin At the U.N. General Assembly in New York, a man who one year ago had a U.S. bounty on his head strode to the center of the world stage as the President of Syria. Ahmed Al-Sharaa fought the Assad regime… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: Syrian president addresses U.N., the first leader from his country to do so in nearly six decades By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Assad family dynasty’s autocratic, repressive 50-year rule in Syria abruptly collapsed in December, when then-President Bashar Assad was ousted in a lightning insurgent offensive led by al-Sharaa. Continue reading
Sep 22 Ahmad al-Sharaa becomes first Syrian president at UN General Assembly in nearly 60 years By Associated Press Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly. Continue reading
Sep 01 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad's fall, UN says By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press Deputy High Commissioner of UNHCR Kelly T. Clements said that about 1.7 million people who were internally displaced during the 14-year-old conflict have returned to their communities. Continue reading
Aug 28 Syrian highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens weeks after sectarian violence By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press An aid convoy has entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus for the first since a major outbreak of sectarian violence. Continue reading