Dialogue with new leadership in Damascus follows spate of Israeli air strikes
State department licence to transact frees up scope for Damascus to attract foreign investment
In a country ravaged by war and poverty, citizens have emerged from the repression of the Assad regime — and taken up metal detecting
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
Call to recruit former regime soldiers comes as president seeks to rebuild military and stave off threats
Support is first funding from Riyadh as war-ravaged country seeks to rebuild its economy
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
In both countries, the mood is newly sober as a system of vested interests fights back
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce the substance of his trade policy
President Ahmed al-Sharaa claims to form a diverse cabinet following international pressure
First responders branded as terrorists under ousted dictator are helping to rebuild a shattered state
The country’s new leaders have made useful first steps but must rein in autocratic impulses
Strike targeting Palestinian group is first since interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa established control
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
Brutal retaliation by supporters of government undermine legitimacy of Ahmed al-Sharaa at home and overseas
President calls for calm after attempted pro-Assad uprising triggers revenge killings by pro-government forces
Damascus claims it has brought uprising under control but is struggling to contain revenge attacks on Alawites
Is the man once known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani intent on moderating or a brutal strongman?
Twenty-four entities, including oil companies and banks, removed from sanctions list
Foreign minister Hakan Fidan says in rare interview that Ankara would join post-Nato European security pact
New rules designed to combat terrorism risk consigning artefacts to legal purgatory
