New sanctions target Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oil
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday agreed to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, notably targeting almost 200…
What are the US sanctions on Syria and what would lifting them mean?
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate…
Trump meets Syria’s new leader in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi…
What would lifting US sanctions on Syria mean to the war-torn country?
BEIRUT — President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the…
Trump says Iran must stop support of proxy groups as part of a nuclear deal
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday he urgently wants “to make…
Epicenter of Iran port blast tied to charity overseen by supreme leader
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The explosion that rocked an Iranian port, killing at least 70 people…
Syria’s new foreign minister appears at the UN in his first US visit
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister attended a U.N. Security Council briefing Friday after raising his country’s…
Syria’s new foreign minister to appear at the UN in his first US visit
BEIRUT — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was set to raise his country’s new flag at the United…
What do ‘expert level’ talks signal in Iran-US nuclear negotiations?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program…
Syrian president meets a US Congress member on an unofficial visit to Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s president on Saturday received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to…
US Treasury Department targets Iran’s nuclear program with new sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S Treasury Department on Wednesday issued new sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program, just days…
Trump says he is ‘angry’ over Putin’s Zelenskyy comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump voiced anger Sunday at Russian President Vladimir Putin for comments he made…