Washington — For the leaders of Syria's transitional government, President Trump's announcement earlier this week that the U.S. would lift all sanctions on the country came as a relief after ...

Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the "News Hour." Day two of President Trump's tour of the Middle East brought with it the prospect of a new future for Syria. Today, in Saudi Arabia, a landmark meeting ...

President Trump met Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, highlighting the stunning reversal in fortunes for a former Islamist militant with ties to al Qaeda ...

President Donald Trump asked Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully normalize relations with Israel in exchange for sanctions relief. In a readout of the pivotal Wednesday meeting for Syria ...

United States President Donald Trump has announced that US sanctions on Syria will be lifted, in a huge boost to the government in Damascus, which took power after the overthrow of longtime leader ...

Syria's new president has reportedly said he is open to a Trump Tower rising in Damascus. "In Syria, which has seen so much misery and death, there is a new government that will hopefully succeed ...

These enemies have, in most cases, been innocent civilians. In March, when gunmen loyal to Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad (who is an Alawite) clashed with security forces, the ...

The US is withdrawing roughly 1,000 troops from Syria in the coming months. The Trump administration believes the new Syrian government and Kurdish partners can contain ISIS. The US is "well ...

After 14 years of brutal conflict in Syria, an estimated 5 million children are living in high-risk areas where deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance threaten every step they take outside their ...

As his administration begins to draw down U.S. troops based in Syria and has stopped some humanitarian aid programs to the war-battered country, President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with ...

Despite his rhetoric about democracy and inclusivity, Syria’s new president is steering the country back toward military dictatorship. Between 1946 and 1970, Syria experienced ten successful ...

Washington is facing a moment of rare strategic clarity in Syria, a country long synonymous with unending war and geopolitical entanglement. A fragile interim government in Syria is struggling for ...