Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Iraq's invitation spurred controversy over the rebel-turned-leader's potential return to a country where he fought and was jailed.

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa may offer Washington access to the country's oil and gas fields, inspired by the recent mineral deal between Ukraine and the United States, according to Reuters and The Times.

Donald Trump has agreed to say hello to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a White House official said, during the U.S. president's regional tour

US President Donald Trump is set to meet Syria's newly appointed leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to White House officials. The meeting is a major development that comes after Sharaa’s rebel group overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December,

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se reunirá brevemente con el nuevo líder de Siria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, en Arabia Saudita el miércoles, según un funcionario de la Casa Blanca.

The President will remove all U.S. sanctions against the new Damascus regime.

“There are indirect talks with Israel through mediators to calm and attempt to absorb the situation so that it does not reach a level that both sides lose control over,” al-Sharaa said, reiterating blame on Israel over what he described as its “random interventions” in Syria.

Syrian Leader Ahmed Al Sharaa joined French president Emmanuel Macron in France on his first visit to Europe. In spite of fatal collision