Marco Rubio Meets Syria’s Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties
The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country’s president, a former jihadist.
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Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Middle East Tour
During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he’s willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.
Trump’s announcement about Syria surprised US officials: Reuters
When US President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision, which will boost a country devastated by 13 years of war, took many in the region by surprise. It also caught some in his own …
Syrian official appears to hint at normalisation of ties with Israel
A Syrian official has appeared to hint at possible normalisation with Israel after being questioned on the issue by an Israeli outlet.
Syrian Business Owners Energized by U.S. Promise to Lift Sanctions
Since the overthrow of the dictator Bashar al-Assad, business owners have been waiting for Washington to ease sanctions and pave the way for an economic renewal.
Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’
In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.
Trump Meets Ahmed al-Shara After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Syria
“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.
The Arc of Eurasian Crisis: The Russia-Iran Relationship, Military Power, and Multipolarity
Multipolarity in the theoretical sense, as articulated by modern academic international relations, is highly unlikely to emerge.
Trump Calls Syria’s New President ‘Attractive’ and ‘Tough’
President Trump met with the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, an ex-militant who led the rebel alliance that ousted Bashar al-Assad, and who once led a branch of Al Qaeda before he broke ties with the jihadist group.
Trump Meets Syria’s President a Day After Promise to Lift U.S. Sanctions
President Trump’s conversation with President Ahmed al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had met.