The World Bank says that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, enabling Damascus to ...

A Trump Tower in Damascus, a detente with Israel and U.S. access to Syria's oil and gas are part of Syrian leader Ahmed ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on ...

President Trump, on a state visit to Saudi Arabia ... Erika Solomon Ben Hubbard reported from Damascus, Syria, and Jonathan Swan from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. President Trump said on Tuesday that ...

President Donald Trump has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two ...

He noted that for the first time in 14 years, the full Syrian Hajj journey is departing directly from Damascus. He also highlighted Saudi Arabia’s facilitation efforts, including allowing ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The World Bank said Friday that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, clearing Damascus to take out new loans. Saudi Arabia and Qatar had ...

Trump announced that he would lift all sanctions on Damascus “to give them a chance at greatness,” something he said the leaders of Turkey and Saudi Arabia had encouraged him to do.

Show us something very special, like they've done, frankly, in Saudi Arabia." The president received a standing ovation after making his Syria announcement, and celebrations broke out in Damascus.

In addition, the Syrian leader’s first foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia. As such, it is clear that Riyadh and Ankara both want the US to engage with Damascus. Trump is a risk-taker and dealmaker.

Donald Trump says he will lift US sanctions on Syria and plans to meet its new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa — the former ...