DOHA, Qatar (AP) — President Donald Trump urged Qatar on Wednesday to use its influence over Iran to persuade the country’s leadership to reach an agreement with the U.S. to dial back its ...

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are two Sunni powerhouses that have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the ...

A shrine on the outskirts of Damascus has long been a prominent destination for Shias from around the world. Its golden dome ...

This was the first ever meeting between a U.S. and Syrian president since 2000, when former President Bill Clinton met former Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad—the father of the recently deposed ...

Syria's international ties have started to reboot under its new transitional rulers, an Islamist coalition led by Ahmed al-Sharaa who commanded a rebel offensive which in December ended five decades ...

The last time a U.S. president met with a Syrian President was in 2000 when President Bill Clinton met the late President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad's father. May 30 (UPI) -- Scientists at ...

ADVERTISEMENT Trump met with Sharaa on Wednesday after announcing he would lift sanctions on Syria, which were originally imposed to pressure the since-overthrown Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad.

Trump announced during a trip to Saudi Arabia that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria after the fall of the Iranian-backed administration of former President Bashar al-Assad. Trump's announcement ...

Three people were killed in a fire that broke out in a residence in the Arab village of Deir-al-Asad in northern Israel between Friday night and Saturday morning. Two of the victims were a woman ...

Trump’s pledge to lift sanctions could be a major turning point for a country still adjusting to life after more than 50 years of iron-gripped rule by the al-Assad family. Bashar al-Assad was ...

The impact of Trump’s statement, which he said would give Syria “a chance at greatness” after the December overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, had an almost immediate effect, as the Syrian pound ...

iron-fisted rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and he has since installed himself as the head of a government presenting itself to the world as inclusive and democratic. Mr. Trump's decision ...