Syria News News Syria: Syrian Jews lobbied the US to lift Caesar sanctions on Syria in 2025 as Israel urged caution
Syrian Jewish leaders joined opposition activist Mouaz Moustafa in lobbying Congress to repeal the Caesar sanctions, despite sharp Israeli concerns over Syria’s new Islamist-led government.
News Syria: Iraq and Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline that would provide alternative to Strait of Hormuz
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting the U.S. this week. He met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
News Syria: Elgin Symphony musicians visit Syria to share talents with students
A musician with The Elgin Symphony on Monday shared their talents with young performers in Syria.
News Syria: Thousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz Legacy
Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel oil through Syria and reroute flows away from the Strait of Hormuz, rapidly transforming its neighbor into the Middle East’s top export hub.
News Syria: Syria seizes advanced weapons it says were bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Hezbollah denies activity in Syria after interception of arms shipment including missiles, rockets and drones via Iraq.
News Syria: Syria’s first post-Assad parliament takes shape as interim president names 70 lawmakers
The 210-member parliament will hold its first meeting on Monday when the members will be sworn in, the head of Syria’s electoral committee, Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, told reporters.
News Syria: Syria taken off US terror blacklist after 47 years, paving way for investment
Syria is no longer designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the United States – a move that opens the door to American investment in the country, whose economy has been decimated by decades of ...
News Syria: Syria’s new parliament holds first session since ouster of ex-President Assad
The country is moving ahead with drafting new laws as it recovers from decades of brutal rule and a deadly civil war.
News Syria: Trump Moves to Revoke Syria's Designation as State Sponsor of Terrorism
Rescinding the designation could help enable Syria’s reintegration into the global economy as it recovers from a nearly 14-year civil war.
News Syria: Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country’s fragile postwar ...
News Syria: Rebuilding Syria will cost over $200bn. Bombs are not helping
O n july 6th Emmanuel Macron, the French president, became the first major western leader to visit Syria since the toppling of the Assad dictatorship. He brought with him a coteri ...
News Syria: Syria's new parliament holds first session since Assad's ouster
Syria's newly elected parliament has held its first session since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad ...