European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government
Top diplomats from Germany and France went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, part of a flurry of Western outreach.
Syrian ministers visit Riyadh in first trip abroad after Assad’s fall
Syria's foreign and defence ministers met with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday in a landmark first visit abroad by members of the new Syrian administration less than a month after it took power.
Syrian delegation visits Saudi Arabia for first foreign trip since ousting of Bashar al-Assad
Foreign and defence ministers arrive in Riyadh as Gulf states move to embrace new rulers
Syrian delegation makes first official visit to Saudi Arabia
A high-level delegation from Syria's transitional government visited Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking their first foreign trip and signalling a warming of ties with the oil-rich monarchy. The team, including Syria's newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani,
Syrian foreign minister meets Saudi counterpart in first visit abroad
Shibani met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah Al-saud in Riyadh on Thursday (January 2) during his first official visit abroad.
Syria’s new leaders visit Saudi Arabia
On Wednesday, a Syrian delegation that included Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra, and intelligence chief Anas Khattab arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, for the new Syrian government’s first diplomatic trip abroad.
Syrian ministers visit Saudi to reset regional ties
The Saudi trip comes amid a wider reset of ties since last month’s overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was isolated from many other Gulf nations due to Assad’s human rights abuses during the Syrian civil war.
Syria's new rulers hold talks in Saudi on first foreign visit
Ministers from Syria’s transitional government held talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on their first foreign visit since they toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. “Through this first visit in the history of free Syria,
Syria restricts entry of Lebanese via joint border, sources say
Syria's new administration has imposed restrictions on Lebanese crossing their shared border into Syria, a Lebanese security ...
US-Backed Syria Rebels Hope Trump Won't Withdraw Troops Just Yet
The Syrian Free Army "values its partnership with the United States in the fight against ISIS," Colonel Anteri told Newsweek.
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose ...
Disinformation campaigns could push Syria back to civil war
A deluge of false or misleading information about Syria has flooded social media. Local and international actors are exploiting pre-existing divisions to advance their own aims, experts say.
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Europe Tries to Build Ties With Syria and Cut Putin’s Influence
The European Union stepped up efforts to build ties with Syria’s new leaders and persuade them to reduce Russia’s influence ...
Photo shows exhibit in Vietnamese war museum, not prison cell in Syria
Haunting images of Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison have emerged since Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad ...
Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again
In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest ...
UK special forces face possible Syria war crimes charges
Nine members of UK special forces could face prosecution over alleged war crimes linked to at least two separate incidents ...
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Final death toll of Syria's civil war exceeds 528,500: Monitor
Syria's civil war killed more than 528,000 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Wednesday. The ...
Rebels Easily Toppled Syria’s Army. Their Challenge Now: Rebuilding.
The rebels’ path to victory is littered with evidence of Syria’s defeated military. It also reflects the sizable task of ...
Syria’s dwindling Jewish community revisit revered synagogue heavily damaged in civil war
In a Damascus suburb, the head of Syria's tiny Jewish community visits the newly accessible Joba synagogue for the first time ...
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Middle East latest: Ukraine pledges support for a new Syria, once a key Russian ally
Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast.