Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the "News Hour." Day two of President Trump's tour of the Middle East brought with it the prospect of a new future for Syria. Today, in Saudi Arabia, a landmark meeting ...

President Trump met Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, highlighting the stunning reversal in fortunes for a former Islamist militant with ties to al Qaeda ...

President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after lifting all sanctions on Syria, marking a major shift in policy. The last time a ...

Syria's new president has reportedly said he is open to a Trump Tower rising in Damascus. "In Syria, which has seen so much misery and death, there is a new government that will hopefully succeed ...

These enemies have, in most cases, been innocent civilians. In March, when gunmen loyal to Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad (who is an Alawite) clashed with security forces, the ...

Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri accused the government on Thursday of conducting a "genocidal attack" on his community following days of deadly sectarian clashes that left 101 ...

In late March, Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s new leader, introduced a caretaker government that would supervise the country’s transition from five decades of dictatorial rule. He gave some cabinet positions ...

Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a new cabinet on Saturday, reflecting a more diverse range of Syrians amid international pressure for inclusivity but set ...

On December 8, Syria appeared to turn a page on dictatorship. After 14 years of brutality under former president Bashar al-Assad, the country ostensibly stood at the threshold of liberty.

If Hezbollah continues to clash with the new Syrian government, this could encourage the government to lean on other extremist militias. Around 100 miles from the areas of the clashes in Latakia ...

A man points at bullet holes in a window of a hospital following a spate of violence between Syrian security forces and insurgents loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s coastal ...