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Italian FM Tajani meets with head of Syria's new government in Damascus
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday met with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al Jolani, in a visit to Damascus, his first since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Al-Jolani took office as the head of the new Syrian administration after the rapid collapse of al-Assad's regime last year.
Lebanon's Mikati to meet Syrian leader Sharaa in Damascus, Lebanese sources say
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, two Lebanese sources said, becoming the first head of government to visit Syria's capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Italian FM meets Syria's new leader in Damascus
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the latest such visit from a European diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Italy’s foreign minister heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents
Italy FM Says New Syria Leader Pledged To Stop 'Illegal Immigration'
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told visiting Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday that he was ready to stem "illegal immigration" to Europe, the European diplomat said.
Italian FM tours landmark mosque in first Syria visit
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani began his first official visit to post-Assad Syria on Friday with a tour of the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus.The Italian minister has said he plans to announce an initial development aid package for impoverished,
Assad loyalist tied to a tree and shot in the head in public execution
Mazen Kneneh was accused of writing malicious reports that saw many young men imprisoned and tortured under the former Syrian ...
Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...
Safe From Looting, Damascus Museum Reopens A Month After Assad's Fall
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces ...
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From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
Assad's regime, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr travelled to Syria to interview rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom ...
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported ...
Lebanon PM To Visit New Damascus Ruler On Saturday
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati will on Saturday make his first official trip to neighbouring Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, his office told AFP.
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Syria’s main airport
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed at the Damascus ...
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Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak about rampant torture under Assad
Handcuffed and squatting on the floor, Abdullah Zahra saw smoke rising from his cellmate’s flesh as his torturers gave him ...
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Joy at Damascus airport as Syrians welcome first flight since Assad's ouster
Syrians at Damascus airport greet relatives with tears of joy, while others dance and sing and carry balloons and flowers, as ...
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Mazen al-Hamada was 'lured' back to Syria by spy working for Assad's secret service
Dutch investigation reveals that the prominent activist, a refugee in the Netherlands, returned to Syria following promises ...