Ahmed al-Sharaa meets in Damascus with Turkish top diplomat and Lebanese Druze leader, vowing to end 'negative interference in Lebanon

Syria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month’s toppling of longtime dictator, Bashar Assad.

By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI (Reuters) - 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country's arch foe Iran. The veteran Israeli leader is set to cement his strategic goals: tightening his military control over Gaza,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that a 1974 agreement between Israel and Syria to demilitarize their shared border had collapsed over the weekend, after he said Syrian government forces withdrew from their posts and ordered Israeli troops to advance into a buffer zone between the countries.

Geir O. Pedersen’s comments come as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham officials, Syria’s de facto leaders, work to attain international legitimacy.

Hamas has said that it “congratulates our brotherly Syrian people on their success in achieving their aspirations for freedom and justice, and calls on all components of the Syrian people to unite ranks,

Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has supported Hamas, even hinting at some sort of armed intervention.

Syria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country ... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wary of a new threat after more than a year fighting Iran-backed groups Hamas and Hezbollah in the region. “Israel will not permit jihadi groups ...

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Trump factor and fall of Assad in Syria will force nations, including China, to reassess ties amid instability.

The veteran Israeli leader is set to cement his strategic goals: tightening his military control over Gaza, thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions and capitalising on the dismantling of Tehran's allies -- Palestinian Hamas,