It’s the first visit to the White House by a Syrian head of state since the Middle Eastern country gained independence from ...

By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria has foiled two separate Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed ...

By Steve Holland and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with U ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday was set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House, days after ...

Sharaa's Washington trip marks the first visit by a Syrian head of state since 1946. Talks aim to have Damascus join the ...

Sharaa, once detained by the U.S. for joining Al Qaeda in Iraq, will be the first Syrian president to visit Washington since ...

After nearly seven weeks of impasse, the Senate voted Sunday night to advance a proposal that could reopen the government. Monday is Day 41 of the shutdown. Eight centrist and retiring Democrats ...

PM meets with Kushner on Gaza ceasefire, remaining hostages * Lebanese media reports wave of Israeli airstrikes in south * ...

The trip signals strong support for the new Syrian government, as President Sharaa seeks the breakthroughs needed to end ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, held talks Wednesday in Russia ...

You're reading an excerpt from Al-Monitor Washington, where we break down the latest in US-Middle East diplomacy. To read the full newsletter, sign up here. WASHINGTON — The White House is leaning ...