After pledging that all sanctions against war-torn Syria would be lifted, President Trump met with Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on Wednesday in the first meeting of the two countries’ ...

President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.The meeting ...

This combination of photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2025 and Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo ...

President Donald Trump Tuesday announced plans to drop American sanctions against Syria that have been in place since 1979, saying the financial lifeline could help the new government stabilize ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in ...

For the first time in 25 years, the leaders of Syria and the U.S. met. Just before a summit of Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia, President Ahmed al-Shara and President Trump spoke for about half an ...

Languages: English. President Donald Trump has announced he plans to lift sanctions on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. Speaking at a Saudi Arabian investment forum, on the first day of ...

FILE - Hamas fighters attend the funeral procession of a Hamas official Samer al-Haj who was killed on Friday by an Israeli drone strike, at Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Syria are cracking down on Palestinian factions that for decades have had an armed presence in both countries and which on some occasions were used to plan and launch ...

People traveled to the Vatican from all over the world to witness the election of a new pope. Those from the United States were not disappointed.

FADEL: NPR's Ruth Sherlock. Thank you, Ruth. SHERLOCK: Thanks so much, Leila. Transcript provided by NPR ... She's based in Beirut and reports on Syria and other countries around the Middle East. She ...

The world is watching the Vatican this morning as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope. Black smoke rose again earlier today from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, ...