Bruce said Rubio told his Syrian counterpart that he welcomes "the Syrian government's calls for peace with Israel, efforts to end Iran's influence in Syria, commitment to ascertaining the fate of U.S. citizens missing or killed in Syria, and elimination of all chemical weapons."

Follow the latest on Trump's Gulf trip Turkey suggested on Thursday that a reconciliation between the US and Syria could lead to a full withdrawal of American troops from Syrian territory. Any decision would depend on US President Donald Trump's assessment of the situation after he lifted sanctions on the new regime in Syria,

The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country’s president, a former jihadist.

After the fall of the Assad government, displaced chefs, restaurant workers, and diners are deciding whether to stay in Turkey or take a chance back in Syria.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met online with U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Wednesday.

MUSTAFA KUTLAY is a Senior Lecturer at City St George’s, University of London, a Senior Scholar at Istanbul Policy Center, and a co-author, with Mina Toksoz and William Hale, of Industrial Policy in Turkey: Rise, Retreat and Return.

The United States is likely to issue some sanctions relief to Syria in coming weeks following President Donald Trump's announcement that all sanctions targeting Damascus would be lifted. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Trump intends to issue waivers under the "Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act",

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani in Turkey on Thursday, the State Department said in a statement.

"We want to want to be sure that he is not a terrorist anymore," senior Israeli official told Newsweek of Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) touted President Trump’s efforts to thaw tensions with the new government in Syria, describing the move as strategically savvy, though risky. “When the

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met Syria's foreign minister to discuss normalising relations after President Donald Trump moved to ease sanctions on the war-battered country. The top US diplomat,