The extraordinary encounter, unthinkable just months ago, was short but significant. "I think he has got the potential," ...

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa has transformed himself from al Qaeda militant to Syrian president in a dramatic political rise ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesady became the first American president to meet with his Syrian counterpart in a quarter ...

Gulf states are keen to invest in Syria, which has important mineral and oil reserves, but had been prevented from doing so ...

The developments come five months after a rebel offensive led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, now Syria’s interim president, ousted Bashar al-Assad following more than 13 years of brutal war.

The meeting on Wednesday came after the US president said Washington would end its crippling sanctions on Damascus.

Despite his Islamist background, al-Sharaa has shown more pragmatic than ideological since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Sharaa, is giving a televised address on Wednesday to the Syrian people, less than a day after his historic meeting with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh.Trump and Sharaa met for around 30 minutes ...

I’ve seen such progress,” Trump said after he met with Sharaa, which marked the first encounter between the leaders of the U.S. and Syria in 25 years.

Highlights Syria's mixed results building regional ties Shi'ite Muslim factions criticise invitation over Sharaa's past Concerns about his personal safety BAGHDAD/DAMASCUS May 12 (Reuters ...

BAGHDAD/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Iraq's invitation spurred ...

BAGHDAD/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Iraq's invitation spurred ...