Syrians have expressed hope that their leader's visit to Washington could mark a new beginning for the country and pave the way to reviving the war-battered economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/politics/syrians-sharaa-us-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #syria #ahmedalsharaa
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the U.S. for a landmark visit, a day after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/world/politics/syrian-president-us-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmedalsharaa #middleeast #us #donaldtrump
Syria's new ruler look to pivot from an insurgency to a civilian government without replicating the endemic corruption of Assad's reviled police state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/politics/syria-al-sharaa-law-loyalists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmedalsharaa #corruption
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is facing a critical challenge: how to pivot from an insurgency to a civilian government without replicating the endemic corruption of ousted President Bashar Assad's reviled police state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/world/politics/syria-law-loyalists-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #corruption #ahmedalsharaa
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wanted to "redefine" relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar Assad was ousted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/politics/syrian-russia-putin-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmedalsharaa #russia #vladimirputin
Votes have been cast in Syria for a transitional parliament in a process criticized as undemocratic, with new lawmakers being selected by local committees or appointed directly by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/syria-parliament-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syriancivilwar #ahmedalsharaa #syria
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has won major diplomatic victories since seizing power nine months ago, but he risks losing the battle that matters most: to hold his deeply divided country together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/politics/sectarian-violence-syria-al-sharaa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmedalsharaa #druze #middleeast #religion
President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, with the goal of boosting the nation’s struggling economy and supporting the new government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/world/politics/trump-syria-sanctions-new-government/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ahmedalsharaa #syria #middleeast #us #donaldtrump