The longer al-Sharaa acts on big issues and Israel intervenes in questionable matters not clearly threatening Israeli interests, the faster Israel may lose the key cards it holds in Syria.

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ground: antipathy for Iran.

The meeting is expected to focus on “the recent Israeli military presence in Syria”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 1974 deal created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries’ forces. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East.

Syrian and Israeli officials meet in Baku, signalling potential thaw in decades-long hostility. During his visit to Baku, Sharaa held talks with his counterpart Ilham Aliyev

Injured government soldiers and civilians were treated after Syrian troops moved into the city of Sweida and surrounding areas after clashes broke out between

No official confirmation has yet been given from the Israeli side, but this possible rapprochement is already prompting numerous reactions in regional diplomatic circles.

The US is set to take the Syrian Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) off its list of foreign terrorist organisations on Tuesday, according to a state department memo. The group led a rebel offensive in December that toppled the Assad regime, which had ruled Syria for 54 years. Its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is now the country's interim president.

The U.S. special envoy for Syria said this week that Jerusalem and Damascus are engaged in “meaningful” talks to restore calm to the shared border region.The post Syria says willing

Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian With advanced steps toward expanding the Abraham Accords and including Syria, and while Israel's Prime Minister B