The Latest Breaking News from Bashar alAssad

Trump meets Syria’s al-Sharaa, eyes normalisation of ties with Damascus

US president urges Syria’s interim president to establish ties with Israel, says US will drop ‘all sanctions’.

Al Jazeera · May 14, 2025

US decision to lift sanctions on Syria: Here’s what you need to know

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia that he would lift sanctions on Syria.

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2025

'Show us something special,' Trump says to Syria as he agrees to lift raft of sanctions

Gulf leaders have rallied behind the new government in Damascus and want Trump to follow, believing it is a bulwark against Iran's return to influence in Syria, where it had helped prop up the al-Assad regime during a decade-long civil war.

Euronews · May 13, 2025

Qatar and FBI uncover remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by IS in Syria

IS controlled large parts of Syria and Iraq until 2017, abducting and killing numerous foreign journalists and aid workers.

Euronews · May 12, 2025

Syria’s Druze divided as sectarian tensions linger after violence

Agreements to halt fighting ease tensions, but fear and mistrust linger among Druze in post-Assad Syria.

Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025

Macron supports easing sanctions on Syria after meeting interim President al-Sharaa

The high-stakes visit was a controversial one after multiple deadly attacks in Syria sparked international outrage.

Euronews · May 7, 2025

Syria's interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa visits Paris in first official trip to Europe

The visit comes amid renewed bloodshed, coming a week after clashes between forces loyal to al-Sharaa and fighters from the minority Druze community that left nearly 100 people dead.

Euronews · May 7, 2025

Syrian Leader To Meet Macron In First European Visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday meets France's Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

International Business Times · May 7, 2025

France to host Syrian president on first European visit

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday for the former Islamist rebel's first European visit, despite growing doubts about Syria's ruling Islamist coalition and protests from France's far right.

Radio France Internationale · May 6, 2025

Far-right call for Germany to deport Syrian refugees after fall of Assad regime

The far-right Alternative for Germany party maintains that asylum should only be a temporary solution – and wants Syrians to return home, as Germany forced Bosnians to do in the 1990s

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025