Dialogue with new leadership in Damascus follows spate of Israeli air strikes
US president meets with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia after promising to lift sanctions on war-ravaged country
Benjamin Netanyahu says attack was warning to Damascus over threats to Druze minority
Netanyahu says militia set to attack Druze community was targeted near Damascus
Meeting aims to prevent ‘undesirable incidents’ as both countries expand military presence inside Arab state
Bombing in Lebanon and Syria come alongside renewed military offensive in Gaza
The country’s new leaders have made useful first steps but must rein in autocratic impulses
Wall Street stocks tumble as investors fret over US economic slowdown
Agreement will bring a bigger swath of fractured nation under the control of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration
President calls for calm after attempted pro-Assad uprising triggers revenge killings by pro-government forces
Foreign minister Hakan Fidan says in rare interview that Ankara would join post-Nato European security pact
With the support of the pro-Kurdish party, he could change the constitution and run again in 2028
Fresh wave of attacks launched on what Israel says are military sites
Order is being maintained by a patchwork of factions. Combining them into a national security apparatus is a delicate process
People exiled from the town of Saraqib rejoiced when the Assad regime fell. Then they went home — and found ruins
Shortage of local currency notes has impeded business since overthrow of Bashar al-Assad
Ahmed al-Sharaa holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince on his first trip abroad after fall of Assad regime
Kremlin delegation makes first trip to country since collapse of ally Bashar al-Assad’s regime
Defence minister says forces will remain in positions seized after collapse of Assad’s regime ‘for an unlimited time’
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Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to privatise state-run companies and secure sanctions relief
Ahmed al-Sharaa outlines longer than expected transition after fall of Assad regime
Scattered bodies and records of executions and other crimes laid bare in chaotic aftermath of rebel takeover
Deaths in Tartus province come as protests highlight new leadership’s instability concerns
Several groups agree to merge under defence ministry as interim government seeks to unite fractured country
