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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 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."Sharaa says he is ready to block illegal immigration,
New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel
"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor Maher Marwan tells NPR. Syria and Israel have never had diplomatic ties.
New Syrian leadership pledges reforms in talks with Italy
By bnm Gulf bureau Syria's new administration head Ahmad al-Sharaa met Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on January 10, as the country seeks to rebuild international ties, local Al Watan reported.

Stampede at Damascus mosque kills 4, injures 16

Exclusive-Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say
U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...
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' ...
Italy foreign minister proposes setting aside EU sanctions on Syria
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six ...
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Lebanon's Mikati set to meet Sharaa in Syria in wake of Aoun's election
Najib Mikati’s visit, the first in 15 years, comes amid pressure in Lebanon to release Islamists imprisoned during the civil ...
Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels ...
Damascus Uncorked: Syria Throws a New Year’s Party for the Ages
People set aside divisions and anxiety about the future to mark a once-in-a-lifetime moment of renewal.
The first international commercial flight to Syria since the fall of Bashar Assad's government has landed in Damascus
The first international commercial flight to Syria since the fall of Bashar Assad's government has landed in Damascus ...
International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to ...