Macron urges Syrian government to ensure 'representative' governance
Speaking after a conference on the situation in Syria, President Emmanuel Macron also called for 'respect' for minority communities. Earlier, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the EU was working ...
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Syria's top diplomat to attend Paris transition talks
PARIS, Feb 13, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is to attend an international conference in Paris on Thursday on the political transition after Islamist-led rebels seized ...
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Refugees competing at Rio Olympics prove they're human and can achieve
Competing at these 2016 Summer Games is not so straightforward for Yusra, who less than a year ago was fighting for her life ...
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Syria forces accuse Hezbollah of attacks
BEIRUT—Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has launched attacks on Syrian security forces and is sponsoring cross-border ...
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Syria forces accuse Hezbollah of attacks, sponsoring smuggling at border
Hezbollah has launched attacks on Syrian security forces and is sponsoring cross-border smuggling gangs, the new Syrian ...
Head of UN chemical weapons watchdog meets Syrian leader
The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog met Syria's new leader Saturday, in a first visit to Damascus since the ...
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Army says began responding to gunfire from Syria at Aoun's orders
The Lebanese Army said it had responded to incoming fire from across the Syrian border on Saturday, two days after the new ...
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Turkey welcomes EU plan to ease Syria sanctions
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday hailed a European Union decision to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, in a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel ...
Will classical music still have a place in Syria? First concert since Assad’s ousting held
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed for free in an unheated hall, reflections of the dire economic toll of the ...
Chemical weapons agency chief says Damascus meetings first step towards improved ties
The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Saturday meetings he had with Syria's new ...
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Une précarité qui dure : la galerie photo de l’AFP ouvre ses portes aux Restos du Cœur
Les Restos du Cœur 1985-1989 », la galerie de l’Agence France-Presse ouvre ses portes, au centre de Paris, du 27 février au 5 avril, à l’association née d’« une petite idée » de l ...
At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future
To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical ...