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US President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington on November 10, 2025. (Syrian Presidency Press Office via AP)
November 16, 2025, 5:18 pm
Warming Trump-Sharaa ties put Israel’s feet to fire on emerging Syria security deal
Pushed toward an agreement with ex-jihadi Syrian president, a wary Jerusalem seeks to at least secure its border, protect the Druze and perhaps contain Turkey along the way
By Nava Freiberg
A man waves an Israeli flag during a demonstration by Druze in the southern Syrian city of Sweida calling for self-determination, August 16, 2025. (X screenshot)
August 16, 2025, 5:26 pm
Hundreds in Syria’s Sweida demand Druze self-determination; some wave Israeli flag
Demonstrators chant ‘free free Sweida… Julani out,’ appeal for international support following last month’s deadly sectarian violence
By Agencies
Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan speaks to AFPTV about the challenges facing Syria's transitional government, December 15, 2024. (BAKR ALKASEM / AFPTV / AFP)
December 27, 2024, 2:37 pm
Damascus governor says new Syrian regime wants peace: ‘Our problem is not with Israel’
Apparently speaking on behalf of al-Sharaa, official says they ‘don’t want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel’s security,’ and Jerusalem’s concern over new regime is ‘natural’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry shows Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (center left) being received by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani) (center right) in Damascus on December 23, 2024. (Jordanian Foreign Ministry / AFP)
December 23, 2024, 7:06 pm
Arab diplomats flock to Damascus for meetings with new Syrian leader
Jordanian, Qatari, Saudi delegations meet Ahmed al-Sharaa, vowing cooperation against drug and weapons smuggling, support for rebuilding Syria; Iran reports ‘no direct contact’
By Agencies
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C) arrives for a meeing with visiting Druze officials from Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in Damascus on December 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
December 23, 2024, 6:15 am
Syria’s new leader says all weapons in country will come under ‘state control’
Ahmed al-Sharaa meets in Damascus with Turkish top diplomat and Lebanese Druze leader, vowing to end ‘negative interference in Lebanon
By AFP and ToI Staff
A worker sets up a Syrian "revolutionary" flag at the entrance of the Umayyad Mosque ahead of Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday December 20, 2024. 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
December 20, 2024, 1:05 pm
US diplomats arrive in Syria to talk to Islamist rulers about country’s future
American envoys to meet with HTS leaders to gauge commitment to democratic transition; US weighs removing terror designation from group, supporting new Syrian government
By Agencies
A damaged poster of the late Syrian president Hafez Assad is seen above the stands of a stadium that was used by the army of ousted president Bashar al-Assad as a military post, in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
December 19, 2024, 4:30 pm
Once the power holders under Assad, Syria’s Alawites now fear for their fates
Deposed leader’s minority sect now gripped by uncertainty and worry over reprisals from country’s other 90%, amid looming risk of Muslim extremism
By Gianluca Pacchiani
This handout photo provided by Syria's Interim Government shows Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, meeting with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen (not pictured) in Damascus on December 15, 2024. (Syrian Interim Government/AFP)
December 17, 2024, 10:41 am
Syrian rebel leader: Territory will not be used to launch attacks against Israel
Chief of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which ousted Assad regime, pledges commitment to 1974 buffer-zone agreement, says IDF activity in Syria ‘must end’ and Israel ‘has to pull back’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Vast crowds of Syrians gather during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus's central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
December 13, 2024, 5:01 pm
Thousands celebrate in Damascus after first Friday prayers since fall of Assad regime
Insurgency leader Ahmad al-Shara calls on Syrians to ‘show happiness without shooting bullets and scaring people’; US seeks interim government that’s ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’
By Albert Aji and Matthew Lee
Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, December 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
December 12, 2024, 6:14 am
Syrian rebel chief says working with international groups to secure chemical sites
Pentagon welcomes remarks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader, but stresses ‘actions have to meet words as well’; US defense chief urges ‘close consultation’ with Israel on Syria
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A masked opposition fighter carries a flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, on December 10, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
December 11, 2024, 8:53 am
Jihadist rebels capture eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor from US-backed, Kurdish-led force
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ends brief rule by Syrian Democratic Forces after dramatic fall of Assad regime, as new caretaker government holds first meeting in Damascus
By AP and ToI Staff
This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's new transitional prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir chairing a meeting of the new cabinet in Damascus on December 10, 2024. (Stringer/SANA/AFP)
December 11, 2024, 4:18 am
As Syrian rebels tap interim PM, insurgent chief dismisses ‘unnecessary’ fears over future
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, whose group HTS is rooted in Syria’s al-Qaeda branch, says the country is ‘exhausted’ by war and won’t embark on another one in wake of Assad regime’s fall
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A man shows two ropes tied in the shape of nooses, found in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, December 9, 2024. (Hussein Malla/ AP)
December 10, 2024, 10:07 am
Syria rebel leader vows to pursue former regime officials for torture, war crimes
Ahmed al-Sharaa says rewards will be offered for those who turn in senior army and security members involved in crimes, will seek return of those who fled abroad
By AFP
People in Damascus celebrate on December 9, 2024, after Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending former president Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 11:54 pm
Syrian rebels grant amnesty to Assad conscripts as leaders discuss transfer of power
Rebel leader al-Golani touts experience of administration over small Idlib region; Tehran insider claims Assad became a burden, regime leaked location of Iranian commanders
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An anti-government fighter waves an Islamic flag from atop a tank in Damascus on December 9, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 7:53 pm
Assad’s collapse fractures Iranian axis, but ensuing chaos could batter rest of region
Alongside opportunities created by fall of regime, experts say risks abound should competing forces try to grab power, further destabilizing Syria
By Samia Nakhoul and Andrew Mills
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