Tag: Syria

Erdogan says Turkey will not allow Syria’s fragmentation

ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey will not allow Syria's fragmentation or harm to its…

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Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria’s tensions

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government fighters entered the city of Sweida over the summer in an apparent bid…

Israeli strikes left Syria ‘stunned’ and makes normalization ‘difficult,’ Syrian foreign minister says

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told CNN Israeli strikes on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime…

French jihadist who claimed Nice attack to be tried in Iraq: source close to probe

Adrien Guihal, who claimed the 2016 Nice attack for the Islamic State group, will be tried in Iraq…

Ukraine, Syria restore diplomatic ties after breakdown during Assad regime

Ukraine and Syria have formally restored diplomatic relations as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United…

Ukraine restores diplomatic ties with Syria, Zelenskiy says

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukraine and Syria formally restored diplomatic relations on Wednesday as their leaders met on the…

New Syria leader warns on Israel attacks on UN charm mission

Syria's new leader warned Wednesday that Israel's persistent attacks put his country and the region at risk, on…

For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria’s president addressed the U.N. General Assembly,…

New Syria leader, in US, plays down Israel normalization

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a…

Syria’s al-Sharaa renews call for US to formally drop sanctions | United Nations News

President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets US secretary of state in New York as he prepares to attend UN General…

Syria sets October date for first election since al-Assad’s fall

Syria will elect a new People’s Assembly on October 5, the first parliament to be chosen since the…

A Syrian president arrives in New York for UN General Assembly for the first time in nearly 60 years

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday to take part in…