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