The Lebanese prime minister departed on Saturday for his first official visit to the Syrian capital Damascus to meet with the new government, after several Lebanese soldiers were injured in clashes along the countries’ shared border last week. Prime Minister Najib Mikati spoke with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the new Syrian government, on Saturday … Read more
I had not been to Syria for 14 years. After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, I couldn’t wait to make the two-hour drive from Beirut to Damascus and witness the end of this 54-year dictatorship. When I arrived five days after their eviction, I saw the joy of thousands of Syrians celebrating independence in … Read more
Syria’s new leader is set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital Damascus on Friday, one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Germany’s top diplomat Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Damascus on behalf of the EU for … Read more