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Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syrian President al-Sharaa meets US congressman

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Children walk along a damaged street filled with debris in the Damascus suburb of Zamalka October 3, 2013.

Syrians recall Assad's deadly chemical weapon attack over a decade later

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Congressman Cory Mills and Congressman Marlin Stutzman meet Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem, in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2025.

US congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syria's Sharaa was held by US in Iraq, new documents appear to show

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Assad poster burns in Syria

Operation Assad: The air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables

By REUTERS

Rebel fighters pose as they hold a Syrian opposition flag at the Umayyad Mosque, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 9, 2024.

The rise and fall of a Syrian warlord: Rebel commander surrenders to Damascus

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, April 14, 2025

Syria's Sharaa, Lebanese PM discuss border demarcation weeks after ceasefire

By REUTERS

UAE's Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, as UAE's Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Em

Middle East summits cement Syria's Sharaa as regional leader

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

UAE's Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, as UAE's Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi.

Syria's Sharaa meets UAE counterpart in second visit to a Gulf country as leader

By REUTERS

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syrian President al-Sharaa impresses diplomats in Turkey forum

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria, a North Korea ally

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Syrian-born businessman Yahya Kirdi.

Peace between Israel and Syria is possible, Damascus businessman tells 'Post'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the audience at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 11, 2025.

Erdogan says Israel is fueling Syrian divisions at Antalya Forum

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

President Ahmed al-Shara'a speaks during the formation of the new Syrian government. March 29, 2025.

What are the priorities of Syria's new government?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

President Ahmed al-Shara'a speaks during the formation of the new Syrian government. March 29, 2025.

Damascus recalls ambassadors from Moscow and Riyadh amid diplomatic shakeup

By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line

An air traffic controller stands waiting for action.

IAF pilot to 'Post': How Israel established air supremacy over Middle East

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

(L-R) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Benjamin Netanyahu seen over flags of Turkey and Israel, respectively (illustrative)

'Damn Zionist Israel': Are Israel and Turkey on a collision course?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN