Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa (left), alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and de facto leader Mohammad bin Salman, during a tripartite meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 14, 2025. (Credit: AFP)
In four days, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will make an unprecedented visit to the White House. The U.N. Security Council has officially lifted all sanctions against him and, according to six sources cited by Reuters, Washington is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase near Damascus, an initiative intended to facilitate a security pact between Syria and Israel that has been under negotiation — mediated by the U.S. — for the last several months.The Reuters report does not disclose the base's location, but said that it would be situated at the entrance to southern regions of the country expected to become a demilitarized zone as part of a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel. It also specified that the base would remain under full Syrian sovereignty.Malik al-Abdeh, a Syrian analyst based in London...
In four days, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will make an unprecedented visit to the White House. The U.N. Security Council has officially lifted all sanctions against him and, according to six sources cited by Reuters, Washington is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase near Damascus, an initiative intended to facilitate a security pact between Syria and Israel that has been under negotiation — mediated by the U.S. — for the last several months.The Reuters report does not disclose the base's location, but said that it would be situated at the entrance to southern regions of the country expected to become a demilitarized zone as part of a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel. It also specified that the base would remain under full Syrian sovereignty.Malik al-Abdeh, a Syrian analyst based in...
