Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The White Helmets did not dare set foot near Damascus for years after dictator Bashar al-Assad branded the ...

American Jews Who Fled Syria Ask White House to Lift Sanctions So They Can Rebuild in Damascus WASHINGTON (AP) — American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House ...

The new Syrian president courted the White House with multiple offers ... in an effort to defuse tensions between Washington and Damascus. Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa prepared the proposal ...