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Donald Trump - Ahmed Shara meeting in Washington DC
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Five takeaways from Sharaa's historic White House Trump meeting

Ahmed Al-Sharaa has become the first Syrian president to visit the White House, a remarkable turnaround for the former militant who once fought American forces.

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2025
Sharaa [Getty]
Syria
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UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syria's Sharaa

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2025
A billboard by the "Coalition for Regional Security" Israeli political-security initiative
Syria
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US presses UN to lift sanctions on Syria's president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 November, 2025
This general view taken on October 4, 2018, shows the construction site of Russia's petrochemical holding Sibur's ZapSibNefteKhim plant on the outskirts of Tobolsk.
Russia-Ukraine war
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Trump slaps sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 October, 2025
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Syria
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US calls for removal of Syria’s Sharaa from UN sanctions list

The New Arab Staff
14 October, 2025
Ballistic missiles, air defense systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles are displayed at Baharestan Square in Tehran as part of Iran's "Sacred Defense Week" and to mark the 45th anniversary of the Iran-Iraq War, which began in 1980 and lasted eight years, on September 27, 2025
Iran
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US hits Iran with new penalties after UN reimposes sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 October, 2025
Sharaa's visit to the US did not result in a security deal with Israel or sanctions removal [Getty]
Syria
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Syria's Sharaa ends US visit without Israel security deal

The New Arab Staff
26 September, 2025
President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations (UN) General Assembly during the 80th session of the annual event on September 24, 2025
Iran
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UN to vote on Iran as sanctions loom

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 September, 2025
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Syria
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Apple products, App Store return to Syria amid sanctions lift

The New Arab Staff
25 September, 2025
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Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Sharaa hails 'new Syria' in historic UN speech

The New Arab Staff
25 September, 2025
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Iran
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Macron tells Iran president only hours remain to avert nuclear sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 September, 2025
Syria sanctions [Getty]
Syria
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Syria rejects US preconditions for lifting Caesar sanctions

The New Arab Staff
23 September, 2025
Mount Hermon is considered to be of great strategic importance to Israel
Syria
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Israel wants to 'keep Mount Hermon' in any Syria security deal

The New Arab Staff
19 September, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz listens next to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a press conference following a meeting at Moncloa Palace on September 18, 2025 in Madrid, Spain
Germany
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Germany still to decide whether to back sanctions on Israel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 September, 2025
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility
Iran
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UN to vote on reimposing Iran sanctions on Friday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 September, 2025
Kaja Kallas [Getty]
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EU floats proposal to curb Israel trade ties over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff
17 September, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares, speaks during a government control session in the Senate on September 9, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.
Spain
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Spain bars two far-right Israeli ministers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 September, 2025
Joe Wilson expressed optimism that the Caesar Act would be repealed very soon [Getty]
Syria
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Syria: US Caesar Act sanctions 'may be repealed this month'

The New Arab Staff
04 September, 2025
Sharaa meets with US envoy Thomas Barrack last month [Getty]
Syria
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Sharaa meets US Congress members in Damascus

The New Arab Staff
19 August, 2025
People demonstrate in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, to draw attention to the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza amid intensified Israeli attacks, on August 06, 2025
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Slovenia bans imports from Israeli settlements over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 August, 2025
An oil tanker (R) and a cargo vessel are pictured in the Persian Gulf near the seaport city of Bushehr in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on April 29, 2024
Iran
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US hits Iranian shipping network with sweeping new sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2025