Since Mr. Trump’s embrace of the new Syrian leader, Israeli airstrikes on the country have subsided. Israel has launched more than 700 attacks on Syria in the months since Islamist rebels toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, one of them a recent airstrike that landed just feet from the presidential palace in Damascus.

Report says agreement in principle reached after over month of talks; discussions ongoing over Palmyra bases, Turkish deployment of air defenses and radars The post Israel, Turkey said to agree to prevent clashes in Syria,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try to resolve the issue of Islamic State group prisoners held in Syria

Kalin's visit comes as a Turkish delegation arrives in Washington to discuss sanctions relief on Syria with the Trump administration.

Turkey’s foreign minister is set to travel to Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, following direct talks earlier this month in Istanbul between the two sides in conflict.

Round-the-clock direct line between the two countries established to quickly resolve any imminent military complications in Syria

Still, Mr Qassem, a supporter of President Ahmad Al Shara, believes Syria has not yet left the danger zone.Crime and lawlessness are rife. The economy and the infrastructure are in shambles after 14 years of civil war that resulted in the removal of Bashar Al Assad by forces led by Mr Al Shara's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS),

Syrian authorities on Saturday announced an interior ministry restructuring that includes fighting cross-border drug and people smuggling as they seek to improve ties with Western nations that have lifted sanctions.