Current sectionMiddle East NewsSyria NewsPresident al-Sharaa hailed Trump's 'historic decision' amid an increase in hostilities between Israel and Syria. Turkey called on the international community to unite around a prosperous Syria and '⁠put an ‌end to aggressive actions that jeopardise this vision'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovskyand Reuters12:06 PM • August 25 2026 IDTSyrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa thanked U.S. President Donald Trump overnight into Tuesday for formally removing Syria from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:SyriaRecep Tayyip ErdoganTurkeyDonald TrumpAhmad al-SharaaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1Hasan PikerWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasIsrairHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Every Child Deserves Medical Care': The Israeli Group Opening a Clinic in GazaPoll: Eisenkot Maintains Lead, but His Bloc Falls to Two Seats Short of MajorityJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Palestinian Held for 'False Information' After Saying Settlers Torched Her HomeRight-wing Israeli Activists Protest Gaza Reconstruction Under Trump's PlanRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It