Syria

Syria's Sharaa holds phone call with Trump, Syrian presidency says

FILE PHOTO: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled \"Unity of Islamic Discourse\" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/ File Photo

Children of Syrian dentist disappeared under Bashar al-Assad likely dead, says commission

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was ousted in 2024. The number of people who went missing over decades of Assad family rule is thought to exceed 300,000.

US removing 76 names from sanctions blacklist in move meant to strengthen program

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Australian woman linked to Islamic State charged with terror offences

Between 2012 and 2016, some Australian women travelled to Syria to join their husbands who were allegedly members of ISIS.

Remnants of Assad’s chemical weapons programme recovered, Syrian official says

Labels of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are seen iside a damaged house in Douma in Damascus, Syria.

Second group of Australian women linked to ISIS to return home

Four women and nine children returned to Australia earlier in May after more than seven years in a Syrian camp.

Turkey captures 10 Islamic State militants in Syria, sources say

Last Australians have left Syria camp holding suspected extremist relatives, says official

Syrian Kurdish forces control the Roj camp, where relatives of suspected foreign jihadists including Westerners have been held for years.

Syria's Sharaa to attend G7 summit in France, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives ahead of a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, March 31, 2026. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS

Syria president thanks Trump for ‘precious’ new cologne gift

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa posted an image of two Trump-branded fragrance boxes, one red and the other black.

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