Iran expands it ‘shadow empire’ across Middle East as Trump pulls troops from Iraq, Syria

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Just six months after the Trump administration said it would begin drawing down U.S. forces in Syria, the U.S. confirmed this week it will also begin reducing the number of U.S. forces in Iraq under an agreement reached by the Biden administration – a move security experts…

Who is the British citizen of Syrian descent accused of synagogue terror attack?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspect behind the deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in the United Kingdom on Thursday has been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Police said Al-Shamie entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became…

Syrian president’s historic UN speech joined by thousands rallying outside for peace and Trump’s support

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made history at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, delivering a speech that marked the first time in nearly six decades a Syrian leader has addressed the world body. His appearance in New York drew thousands of Syrian supporters who gathered outside…

Syria’s new president takes center stage at UNGA as concerns linger over terrorist past

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Once a member of al Qaeda and the Islamic State and now leading Syria’s fragile transition since toppling the Bashar Assad regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa is ready to take to the global center stage at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday and make his case for a new path…

Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria

A federal immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil — a former Columbia University graduate student linked to pro-Palestinian protests — to be deported to either Algeria or Syria. The ruling was issued last week, but it first came to light in court papers filed by Khalil’s lawyers on Wednesday as part of his lawsuit against…

Saudi Arabia Starts Major Reconstruction in Damascus – SUCH TV

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday humanitarian projects for Syria including the removal of wartime rubble around Damascus, weeks after inking investment deals worth billions to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure. The oil-rich Gulf kingdom has been a major backer of the new Syrian government, which came to power after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime Syrian…

New study says aid theft by terror groups and regimes is prolonging global conflicts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study says the United Nations and other aid groups have repeatedly looked the other way as aid intended for civilians is stolen by terror groups and dictators, from Hamas in Gaza to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Last month, researchers Dr. Netta Barak-Corren of Jerusalem’s Hebrew…

War-weary Syria will be hurt further by Trump’s 41% tariff rate — the highest on earth

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via Reuters In May, speaking to a rapt crowd in the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, U.S. President Donald Trump stunned listeners by announcing he would be ordering the full lifting of…