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Syrian President to visit Washington on November 10 - White House
Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Washington on November 10, where he is scheduled to meet with United States President Donald Trump. This was announced by White House representative Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday, November 4, as...
Syria licenses 3,031 industrial and craft projects in nine months
The Directorate of Industrial and Handicraft Investment at Syria’s Ministry of Economy and Industry announced that 3,031 industrial and artisanal projects were licensed across Syrian provinces from the start of 2025 through the end of September....
Syrian Man Arrested in Berlin on Suspicion of Planning Christmas Market Attack
Berlin authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the city, potentially targeting a Christmas market. The arrest took place in the Neukölln district on Saturday, November 1st, with a special...
Damascus Launches Tender for Seven Million Barrels of Crude Oil to Avert Energy Crisis
In a decisive move underscoring the depth of Syria’s energy crisis, the Ministry of Energy has issued an international tender for the purchase of seven million barrels of light crude oil. The initiative aims to alleviate severe fuel shortages...
US asks UN to lift sanctions on Syria's president ahead of White House visit — Reuters
UN, November 5. /TASS/. The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday,...
US Pushes to Lift UN Sanctions Against Syria’s Leader ASAP
President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria in the People’s Palace, Damascus. President Trump plans to meet with the Syrian leader at the White House on Nov. 10, which is why a long-negotiated Security Council draft resolution has been suddenly shortened...
US asks UN to lift sanctions on Syria's president ahead of visit
The U.S. has drafted a UN Security Council resolution to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, Reuters reports. [Getty] The United States has proposed a draft United...
US asks UN to lift sanctions on Syria's president ahead of White House visit
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the...
US urges UN to vote on lifting sanctions against Syria's Ahmad Al Shara
The UN Security Council is expected to vote this week on a US-drafted resolution that would remove Syria’s President, Ahmad Al Shara, and his Interior Minister Anas Khattab from a UN sanctions list, diplomats say. The measure, significantly...
Trump to meet Syrian president at White House on Nov. 10
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says there has been 'good progress' in Syria since Trump lifted sanctions WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump plans to meet with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, press secretary...
Syrian refugees must return to their homeland. Mertz
Germany deports about 10,000 asylum seekers, including more than 500 Syrians
Germany deports about 10,000 asylum seekers, including more than 500 Syrians ARK News.. According to data from the German Interior Ministry, the number of asylum seekers deported from Germany whose applications were rejected in the first half of...
Germany’s Merz wants Syrian refugees to go home
Merz’s comments reflect his latest push to move his conservatives sharply to the right on the AfD’s signature issue of migration. Until now, the broad strategy doesn’t appear to have worked, with the AfD only rising in popularity and coming in...
Zohran Mamdani's Wife Rama Duwaji: Indian Director Mira Nair's Son Met His Syrian Wife On Hinge
The New York City Mayoral Elections have officially kicked off the 2025 election cycle in the United States of America, and it has already become one of the most-watched races in the country. Since the return of US President Donald Trump to...
White House: Trump to meet Syrian President al-Sharaa on Monday
Opinion – Federalism: The Best Path for Syria’s Future
Syria’s future remains one of the most pressing questions in the Middle East. More than a decade of civil war, foreign intervention, and internal divisions have left the country in ruins. The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 – long...
Trump to meet Syrian president in Washington on November 10
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump will host Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks on November 10, the White House announced Tuesday, saying the former jihadist had made “good progress” toward establishing peace in his...
Syrian president set to visit White House in historic shift
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, marking the first such visit in eighty years. The meeting follows the lifting of US sanctions and represents a significant policy shift as...
Germany’s Merz Calls for Repatriation of Syrians, Deportations If They Don’t Leave Voluntarily
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to delegates at a CDU party congress in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 3, 2025. Maja Hitij/Getty Images German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Nov. 3 said that the...
Lafarge on trial on charges of funding terrorist groups in Syria
The French cement giant goes on trial on charges of illegally funding terrorist groups in Syria and breaching EU sanctions during the war on the country. French cement maker Lafarge went on trial Tuesday over charges that its Syrian subsidiary...