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US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US ...
What to Know About Syria’s Minorities and Sectarian Violence
The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad’s fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York and to ...
Malay Mail23h
Syria reports Israeli strikes as clashes with Druze spread
Syria said Israel launched new strikes near Damascus on Wednesday, after sectarian clashes left nearly 40 dead in two days ...
The Times of Israel5d
Syrian foreign minister raises new flag at UN, calls for Israeli withdrawal
In speech to Security Council, Asaad al-Shaibani urges world body to pressure Israel to leave buffer zone on border, end ...
Syria's foreign minister met State Dept officials in New York, sources say
WASHINGTON - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday in New York, ...
Israel conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria
Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention following a rare Israeli strike near Damascus on Wednesday amid deadly ...
Middle East Eye1d
Israel bombs Syria hours after controversial Israeli Druze leader appeals for 'action'
Mowafaq Tarif, a Druze leader based in Israel, had called on Israeli leaders 'to not stand by' after sectarian violence ...
Syrian Druze community pleas for int'l assistance as sectarian violence continues
"We no longer trust the body that calls itself a government," Hakmat Al-Hajeri, a leader in Syria’s Druze community, said.