Damascus:The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani left Damascus on Thursday, after an official visit to the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic. HH

There has been growing engagement between Qatar and Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, with high-level visits taking place between both countries. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin

Vice President JD Vance announced he will return to Damascus, Virginia, on Monday. The Vice President posted on X, “Tomorrow, I’ll return to Damascus, VA, to check on their cleanup from Hurricane Helene and we’ll continue to do so until they’ve fully recovered.

DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - (This Dec. 18 story has been corrected to show that the New York Times first reported Tice's escape, in paragraph 11) The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in ...

Vice President JD Vance will return to Washington County on Monday to review progress in the town of Damascus after the devastating September flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene. "The American people should expect more of their government," Vance said in an interview broadcast Sunday on the CBS program "Face the Nation."

Vice President JD Vance pledged the federal government will do more to assist residents of this tiny community rebuild in the wake of disastrous flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.

Vice President JD Vance and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke with reporters after a roundtable on Helene recovery on Monday afternoon.

Visit is 1st by Qatar’s emir to Syria in more than 14 years, 1st by head of state since Assad’s overthrow - Anadolu Ajansı

He was received at Damascus International Airport by Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has been named Syria's transitional president. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.

To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious Al-Khatib prison and torture center. Nestled in a leafy neighborhood of Damascus, a so-called financial crimes unit of Syria's intelligence services would track down successful businessmen and sardine them in fetid cells at Al-Khatib until they handed over a cut of their profits.