The FDD Turkey Program director says renewed tensions in the Aegean should be read alongside Ankara’s moves in Cyprus, Libya and Syria, as well as President Erdogan’s increasingly confident relationship with Washington

The move ends a designation dating to 1979 and removes a major legal and financial barrier for companies and banks considering business in Syria as Damascus seeks investment to rebuild

Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase signals growing tensions over Ankara’s expanding role in a post-Assad and Islamist-controlled Syria

The decision marks a symbolic shift following the country's political transition, with the OPCW citing commitments by Syria's new authorities to meet international chemical weapons obligations

Greek and Syrian officials discussed voluntary, safe and sustainable returns for Syrian nationals, along with asylum, migration management and closer cooperation on return procedures in line with international law

Explosions near the hotel where the French president was staying highlighted Syria's ongoing security challenges, but Emmanuel Macron continued his visit and met President Ahmed al-Sharaa as scheduled.

The bloc plans to relaunch political dialogue, adapt sanctions and expand cooperation on trade, migration and security, signaling a major policy shift toward Syria’s transitional authorities.

The Greek Migration Ministry reports over 1,200 asylum status revocations following reassessments, alongside leading EU figures in voluntary returns to Syria under an EU-supported reintegration program

Ukraine and Syria have pledged closer cooperation on security, defense and development following talks in Damascus, as Kyiv expands regional ties and promotes its military expertise amid wider Middle East tensions

The transfer follows the collapse of Kurdish-led forces guarding detention sites in northeast Syria, as Washington coordinates with Iraq to relocate thousands of ISIS prisoner

Syria and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have agreed to integrate Kurdish authorities under Damascus control, handing over key oil fields and dams, ending days of fighting while preserving some Kurdish representation in government and security roles

In the early hours of Saturday, the army said it had completed a sweep of the district, though it acknowledged that some Kurdish fighters were still hiding. In a statement, Kurdish forces rejected claims that Sheikh Maksoud had fallen, insisting they continued to resist

A small Sunni extremist group, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna, has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Alawite mosque in Homs, Syria, killing eight and injuring 21, marking another in a series of attacks targeting the Alawite community

At least eight people were killed and 21 injured after an explosive device detonated inside a mosque used by Syria’s Alawite minority in the city of Homs, as authorities sealed off the area and launched an investigation

Washington says more than 70 Islamic State sites were hit in a retaliatory operation after an attack killed U.S. troops, with President Donald Trump calling the strikes a “massive” blow against the group

Trump vowed to punish those who threatened American troops in the region

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an agreement with Syria could be achieved if Damascus establishes a demilitarized buffer zone from the capital to Mount Hermon, amid ongoing U.S.-backed diplomatic efforts and recent regional tensions