According to people familiar with the plan, Syria’s leader hopes that by offering business opportunities like oil, gas, and real estate, he can persuade the U.S. president to sit down and talk. The idea is that if the U.S. sees a chance to make deals ...

In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled Syria for five decades. The new regime in Damascus inherited a country ruined by a 13-year civil war.

Shara, speaking during his first visit to Europe, said the talks were aimed at de-escalating tensions amid continued Israeli attacks inside Syria.

From the Middle East to Ukraine, Türkiye is deploying all-out diplomatic efforts. From securing a deal between warring Russia and Ukraine to

THE country has established diplomatic relations with ... Cho during the talks conveyed Seoul’s willingness to support Syria’s reconstruction efforts following the 13-year civil war and ...

Syria breakthrough: In an extraordinary encounter, Mr. Trump met on Wednesday with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, whose rebel alliance ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. Mr. Trump has quickly dismantled decades of U.S. government policy that isolated Syria.

The first direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russian in three years due to get underway in Turkey on Thursday were thrown into doubt in a dispute over the seniority of their respective delegations.