Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led the rebel offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad on December 8.

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Six religious figures attended U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration January 20. Unlike the 2017 ceremony, an equal number of Catholics and evangelical pastors, along with a rabbi, prayed for the 47th President of the United States.

The U.S. will keep HTS on the list of terrorist organizations for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s tenure, leaving the decision to Donald Trump, officials say.

Mouaz Moustafa says Gabbard’s response to Assad’s atrocities is a worrisome sign of how she’d serve as director of national intelligence.

Joe Biden will not lift sanctions on Syria during his final days in office, instead leaving the responsibility to the new Trump administration.

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, saying the American would "bring peace to the Middle East."

"We are confident that [Trump] is the leader to bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region," Syria's interim government said yesterday.

TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew was seated on the dais at Trump’s inauguration Monday, signaling a budding alliance with the president. Massie, the Republican who co-sponsored the bill to repeal the ban, posted a photo he’d taken of Chew from the crowd on X. “Tick tock, the TikTok ban is about to end,” Massie wrote.

Assad’s regime and prevent its collapse, coupled with recent significant blows to Hizballah and Israeli strikes