Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria’s president is capping his transformation from jihadist to global statesman in a historic visit to the White House that says as much about the young leader as it does his push for his country’s diplomatic reinvention.

Syrian intelligence agencies have reportedly disrupted two separate Islamic State (IS) plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa in recent months, according to Reuters, which cited two senior off...

Over the weekend, the Syrian interior ministry launched a nationwide campaign targeting IS cells across the country, apprehending more than 70 suspects, government media said.