The president's administration showed few signs of offering easy progress, but the removal of crippling sanctions give Syrians a chance to chip away at their $400 billion rebuild.

The group, the Alawites Association of the United States, which presents itself as a representative of the Alawite religious minority group whose members have been targeted by forces aligned with the new Syrian government, hosted the event in coordination with other Syrian-American organizations. The event initially began as planned on Monday.

President Donald Trump said he’ll lift US sanctions against Syria following the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad, a boost to the war-ravaged country’s ambitions of rejoining the international community.

When the leader of Syria shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, it was a striking moment for a man who was an al-Qaida fighter in Iraq and was detained by the American military.

US President Donald Trump met Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh, becoming the first US leader in 25 years to hold talks with a Syrian head of state. Trump announced the lifting of Assad-era sanctions,

The Alawite sect of Shiite Islam thrived under the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, though it accounts for only 10% of the nation's population. Assad himself is Alawite, and he surrounded himself with fellow Alawites in key positions.

Just weeks after the massacres targeting the Alawite community, Druze populations are now being attacked by armed groups — threatening the fragile stability of Syria’s post-Assad transition.

In a whirlwind 12-day collapse, Assad’s grip on Syria slipped through a combination of rapid territorial losses, shifting alliances, and international intervention. This video breaks down the timeline,

The Chicago Cubs made several roster moves today, highlighted by starting pitcher Javier Assad’s transfer from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day with an oblique injury. Here is the full announcement from the Cubs’ X account: Assad was making his way through rehab starts before re-aggravating that oblique.

Five months after its liberation from the police state of Bashar al-Assad, Syria sometimes looks like a country in civil war. Sectarian clashes have turned into street battles with rockets and mortars.