Five months after its liberation from the police state of Bashar al-Assad, Syria sometimes looks like a country in civil war. Sectarian clashes have turned into street battles with rockets and mortars.

Shara, speaking during his first visit to Europe, said the talks were aimed at de-escalating tensions amid continued Israeli attacks inside Syria.

The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, as Syria's new rulers seek regional help to manage an increasingly hostile relationship with their southern neighbour.

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said his administration is holding indirect talks to ease tensions with Israel, which has been striking the country since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa says that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent recent hostilities from getting out of control.

“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.

The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter says, as Syria’s new rulers seek regional help to manage an increasingly hostile relationship with their southern neighbor.

US President Donald Trump met Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh, becoming the first US leader in 25 years to hold talks with a Syrian head of state. Trump announced the lifting of Assad-era sanctions,

President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beginning his first international tour since taking office. According to ABC

The Israeli officers, who monitor humanitarian conditions in Gaza, said that unless the blockade is lifted quickly, many areas will likely run out of food to meet minimum daily needs. On Monday, a U.N.-backed initiative that monitors malnutrition also warned that famine was imminent in Gaza.