Ahmed al-Sharaa holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince on his first trip abroad after fall of Assad regime
Political figures fear Ahmed al-Sharaa’s moves to elevate loyalists move country further from inclusive government
Kremlin delegation makes first trip to country since collapse of ally Bashar al-Assad’s regime
Defence minister says forces will remain in positions seized after collapse of Assad’s regime ‘for an unlimited time’
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Riyadh is also trying to reset relations with Syria after fall of Assad regime
Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to privatise state-run companies and secure sanctions relief
China discussing using Elon Musk as broker in TikTok deal
All over the country, Syrians are saying words they have not dared to speak in years
End of Assad-era restrictions on dollars, exorbitant duties and extortion leads to boom in foreign goods
Berlin circulates proposals for relief on curbs in exchange for reforms from new leadership in Damascus
Critics fear rebel-backed government is pushing religious vision on to what has long been a secular country
Foreign and defence ministers arrive in Riyadh as Gulf states move to embrace new rulers
President Zelenskyy moves to replace Russia as key grain supplier after overthrow of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad
Ahmed al-Sharaa outlines longer than expected transition after fall of Assad regime
Scattered bodies and records of executions and other crimes laid bare in chaotic aftermath of rebel takeover
Deaths in Tartus province come as protests highlight new leadership’s instability concerns
Several groups agree to merge under defence ministry as interim government seeks to unite fractured country
At ‘settlement centres’, ex-soldiers hand in weapons and spit on pictures of former president amid fear of retribution
Hakan Fidan meets Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and says Donald Trump will back Turkey over Kurdish forces
Measure comes after American officials meet Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus
The FT pieces together the final movements of Syria’s former president and first family
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who remains under western sanctions, holds talks with the state department’s top Middle East official
Ninety per cent of country’s crude came from Iran before fall of Bashar al-Assad, says refinery chief
President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’
