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
Aug 12 Jordan, Syria, and U.S. officials discuss war-torn Syria's reconstruction after deadly clashes By Associated Press In addition to the security challenges that Syria still faces since the fall of Bashar Assad's government in December, the country faces major economic and social challenges. Continue reading
Aug 11 U.S. congressman speaks with Syrian president about returning Kayla Mueller's remains By Ghaith Alsayed, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press A U.S. Congressman has made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country’s interim president the return of the body of an American aid worker who was taken hostage and later confirmed dead in the war-torn country. Continue reading
Aug 03 Fresh clashes break out in Syria as interim government struggles to ease factional tensions By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country. Continue reading
Jul 27 Syria to hold parliamentary elections in September, first since fall of Assad regime By Associated Press The announcement of impending elections comes at a time when the country is increasingly divided in its views of the new authorities in Damascus after sectarian violence broke out in the southern province of Sweida earlier this month. Continue reading