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Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
September 23, 2026, 7:27 pm
At the UN, Sharaa says peace with Israel possible, but vows Golan will remain Syrian
Syrian leader demands IDF withdrawal from border buffer zone, says Israel carried out 500 strikes since Assad’s fall; Katz responds Golan is ‘integral, eternal part of Israel’
By Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of an interview with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Atlantic Council in New York, September 22, 2026. (Atlantic Council)
September 23, 2026, 10:44 am
‘The problem is with Israel, not us’: Sharaa says Oct. 7 shouldn’t dictate Israeli policy on Syria
Ahead of his UN speech, Syrian leader stresses IDF must withdraw to 1974 demarcation lines in order to forge an initial security pact before any peace talks can take place
By ToI Staff
Local residents block a road to prevent oil tankers from the Rmeilan oil fields from passing during ongoing protests against higher fuel prices at the entrance to Tal Tamr, northeastern Syria, September 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
September 17, 2026, 1:39 am
Tensions flare in Syria’s Kurdish northeast as government integration deal moves ahead
Protesters block major highway amid discontent over rising fuel prices, the latest issue to spark concern among the Kurds, who fear losing their rights under new Syrian regime
By HOGIR AL ABDO and ABBY SEWELL
Druze horsemen and cattle growers from the four Golan Heights Druze villages of Majdal Shams, Ein Qiniyye, Buq’ata and Mas’ade parade through the Golan Heights ahead of Eid al-Adha festival, in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, May 23, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 14, 2026, 10:06 am
Golan Druze increasingly embrace Israel, reject Syria in seismic shift triggered by tragedy
After decades of identifying as Syrian, community that saw kids killed by Hezbollah rocket and brethren massacred by forces controlling Damascus pivots toward ‘protector’ Israel
By Diana Bletter
IDF soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria, February 28, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
UN commission warns Israel may have committed ‘war crimes’ in Syria
Probe finds 49 Syrians, including two children, detained as of June and held in Israel, which slams the investigation and denies any territorial aspirations
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during a televised speech at the People’s Palace in Damascus on August 25, 2026. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 11:56 pm
Syrian Kurdish leader says armed force dissolved, capping integration with Damascus
In speech from presidential palace, Mazloum Abdi announces ‘end of mission’ for Syrian Democratic Forces, which formed in 2015 and led successful US-backed campaign against ISIS
By AFP
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 25, 2026, 11:54 am
Sharaa says Syria ‘shakes off a dark stain’ with removal from US terror list
Syrian president says sanctions relief step sets country on path to rebuild after destructive civil war; Turkey hopes it will boost effort to reintegrate Damascus into world
By AFP
US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 24, 2026, 11:36 pm
US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle
Rubio lauds ‘positive actions’ and ‘further commitments’ by leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Washington removes sanctions in place since 1979; Damascus already in talks with major banks
By Feras Dalatey
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 25, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 12:02 pm
Syrian FM urges Israel to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for bilateral relations
‘We do not trust Israel currently,’ top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani says, but ‘Syria is extending its hand for understandings, peace, diplomacy’ with its neighbor
By TOM PERRY and Feras Dalatey
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, walks with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Syria, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
August 21, 2026, 10:11 am
Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi announces ‘new phase’ for community, calls ‘to cement our people’s rights in the constitution,’ in apparent end to quest for autonomy
By AFP
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
July 26, 2026, 6:07 pm
Syria’s Sharaa: Working on security pact with Israel, could lead to comprehensive peace deal
Syrian leader tells Al Jazeera that Damascus has no interest in conflict with Israel; again rejects Trump’s urgings for him to send troops to deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon
By ToI Staff
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
July 25, 2026, 1:21 pm
UN chief urges support for Syria, meets Sharaa, on first visit since before civil war
Antonio Guterres calls on the international community to help Syria rebuild after years of war; will visit UN troops stationed in a buffer zone between Syria and Israel
By AFP
Yosef, Henry and Joseph Hamra in front of the US Capitol in 2025. (Courtesy Syrian Emergency Task Force via JTA)
July 22, 2026, 4:30 am
As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the US to lift sanctions on Syria
Unlikely alliance between son of Palestinian refugees and Jewish cantor drives campaign to give second chance to new government — and let exiles visit their former home
By Theia Chatelle
Weapons destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon that were captured by Syrian authorities, July 16, 2026. (SANA)
July 16, 2026, 2:42 pm
Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq
Missiles and first-person-view drones destined for Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon came across border from Iraq; Katz speaks with Hegseth on regional developments
By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa addresses the inaugural session of Syria’s newly formed People’s Assembly, the first since the fall of President Bashar Assad’s government, in Damascus, Syria on Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
July 12, 2026, 6:16 pm
Syria’s interim parliament meets for first time after Assad overthrow
At chamber’s first session in Damascus, President Sharaa calls on lawmakers to model ‘responsibility and competence’; three seats for Druze-majority Sweida remain empty
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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