The US embassy in Syria was closed after Assad’s repression of a peaceful uprising that began in 2011, which degenerated into ...

Washington hasn't formally reopened its embassy in Damascus, which closed in 2012 after protests against the government of then-President Bashar Assad, met by a brutal crackdown, spiraled into civil ...

Washington’s partners should build on the momentum sparked by Trump’s May 13 announcement and expedite sanctions relief to ...

The United States ambassador's residence in Damascus, Syria, re-opened Thursday after being closed for 13 years, presaging a ...

End your Thursday with SOFREP’s Evening Brief, packed with the latest news on defense and global affairs for May 29, 2025. At ...

On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License ...

Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, amid broader efforts by the Trump ...

The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his ...

The United States' new envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, called for a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel in ...

The Trump administration should not make the mistake of thinking that an agreement with Iran requires concomitant concessions ...

General License 25 effectively suspends OFAC sanctions targeting Syria. Stringent US export control restrictions on exports and reexports to ...

The European Union has lifted a wide range of sanctions on Syria, but slapped new ones on people it says participated on ...