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Sanctions against Syria may be lifted

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are considering easing the sanctions imposed on Syria during the reign of former leader Bashar al-Assad. > I am working with my European colleagues to quickly lift the targeted economic sanctions, says France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during a conference in Paris on Syria's future.

Sanctions against Syria may be lifted

Tulsi Gabbard Appointed as National Security Adviser

Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the USA's next national intelligence chief. Gabbard cleared a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, despite having previously faced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.

Tulsi Gabbard Appointed as National Security Adviser

Syria: New government in place in March

A new Syrian government will be in place on March 1, claims the country's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. .

Syria: New government in place in March

Visit to Damascus in Pursuit of Syria's Chemical Weapons

A delegation from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visits Syria's new leader, in yet another attempt to destroy chemical weapons believed to remain in the country. .

Visit to Damascus in Pursuit of Syria's Chemical Weapons

He smuggled out the photos that prove Assad's crimes

He smuggled out tens of thousands of images of mutilated bodies, which were used as evidence of the Assad regime's crimes in Syria. Now the whistleblower "Caesar" steps forward – and reveals himself to be a former head of department for the military police in Damascus.

He smuggled out the photos that prove Assad's crimes

Syria's new leader seeks support from Turkey

Syria's newly appointed interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Turkey for a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. .

Syria's new leader seeks support from Turkey

Syria's New Leader: Election in Five Years

Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa believes that it will take up to five years to plan and implement an election in the country. A demanding and crucial part is that the infrastructure in the shattered Syria must be restored.

Syria's New Leader: Election in Five Years

Syria's new leader hopes for Saudi support

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa expresses expectations of comprehensive support from Saudi Arabia when Syria is to be rebuilt. .

Syria's new leader hopes for Saudi support

Attack in Syria – Children and Elderly Killed

Ten people have been shot dead in Syria, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). Among them were a child and an elderly woman.

Attack in Syria – Children and Elderly Killed

Trump's candidates stumble in Senate hearings

It became intense on several occasions when Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F Kennedy – all nominated by Donald Trump for top positions in the new government – were questioned in the US Senate. .

Trump's candidates stumble in Senate hearings

Syrian rebel leader becomes interim president

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been formally appointed as the country's interim president and will form an interim government until a new constitution is in place, state media report. Ahmed al-Sharaa leads the Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which has controlled the country since it overthrew the former dictator Bashar al-Assad in December last year.

Syrian rebel leader becomes interim president

Russia in talks with Syrian government about bases

Russian diplomats met the new Syrian government in Damascus on Tuesday, the first official visit since the fall of the Assad regime. The talks concerned, among other things, the future of two Russian military bases in the country.

Russia in talks with Syrian government about bases

Multiple Civilians Killed in Syria According to Kurdish Forces

Turkish attacks on Monday and Tuesday have killed 18 civilians, according to the Kurdish forces SDF. .

Multiple Civilians Killed in Syria According to Kurdish Forces

Millions of narcotics pills go up in smoke in Syria

Around 100 million captagon pills are reported to have been destroyed by Syria's new government. Under dictator Bashar al-Assad, the country's production of the amphetamine-like substance flourished.

Millions of narcotics pills go up in smoke in Syria

Qatar urges Israel to leave the security zone

Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Al-Thani urges Israel to leave the buffer zone at the border between Syria and Israel, which the Israeli military occupied after Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in December. > Israel's occupation (of the zone) is a ruthless act and they must immediately withdraw, he said during a visit to Damascus on Thursday.

Qatar urges Israel to leave the security zone

UN Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Victims

The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk demands that the ousted Assad regime be held accountable for its crimes. But he emphasizes the importance of the rule of law principles as a transitional government now exercises power in Syria.

UN Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Victims

The Alarm: Unexploded Ordnance Kills Children in Syria

In one month, over 100 children have either been killed or severely injured by landmines in Syria, according to the UN. .

The Alarm: Unexploded Ordnance Kills Children in Syria

EU Ministers to Review Syria Sanctions

The EU's foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on January 27 to discuss possible eased sanctions against Syria, writes the Union's foreign chief Kaja Kallas on X. However, any easing also depends on how the new government in Syria acts.

EU Ministers to Review Syria Sanctions

Syria and Lebanon Strengthen Ties

Syria and Lebanon are to try to patch up their relationship after decades of mistrust. It can have great significance for millions, or more, Syrian refugees in Lebanon and their opportunities to return.

Syria and Lebanon Strengthen Ties

Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan senses morning air after the Syrian regime's fall. I believe Erdogan sees a golden opportunity now to try to solve what he sees as "the Kurdish problem" in Syria, says Syria expert Aron Lund.

Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria

EU: Sanctions against Syria can be gradually eased

The EU can gradually start to ease the sanctions against Syria if "significant progress" is observed in the country, writes the EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas on X. Both the USA and the EU want to improve relations with Syria's new government after the former President Bashar al-Assad was forced out of power in December.

EU: Sanctions against Syria can be gradually eased

Explosion at weapons depot near Damascus

An explosion has occurred in a weapons depot near the capital Damascus in Syria. The weapons storage was used by the ousted regime under Bashar al-Assad, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR).

Explosion at weapons depot near Damascus

Syria: International Flights Resume

Flights from abroad can land in Damascus again from Tuesday, one month after Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced out of power. .

Syria: International Flights Resume

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock are visiting Syria's capital Damascus. The goal was a meeting with the country's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the overthrow of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in December.

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader