Syria's new authorities appoint Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister

DUBAI, December 21. /TASS/. New Syrian authorities have appointed Asaad Hassan al-Shibani to head the country’s Foreign Ministry under the transitional government, the opposition said in a statement. The SANA news agency said al-Shibani previously …

Syria's new authorities appoint a foreign minister

Syria's new authorities have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported on Saturday. The ruling General Command appointed Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister, SANA reported. Reuters quoted a source in the new …

Turkey says it will take action on Kurdish militias if Syria doesn’t

Turkey will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara’s concerns about US-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday. Turkey regards the YPG, …

Israel, Turkey swoop in on Syria in bid to shape war-ravaged country's post-Assad era

The power vacuum left by Assad’s regime has created a difficult and volatile environment. The actions of Israel and Turkey, though on the surface driven by security concerns, appear to be a thin veil for larger geopolitical dominance ambitions read more …

Post-Assad Syria: New rulers name foreign minister amid push for international outreach

Syria’s new rulers appointed Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister, according to the official Syrian news agency (SANA) on Saturday, as they seek to improve international relations following Bashar al-Assad’s ousting two weeks ago. Reuters cited a …

Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus stands ready to help eliminate Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and to support a search for people whose fate remains unknown after more than a decade of war, the top Cypriot diplomat said Saturday. Foreign …

US SCRAPS $10M BOUNTY FOR ARREST OF SYRIA’S NEW LEADER SHARAA

US SCRAPS $10M BOUNTY FOR ARREST OF SYRIA’S NEW LEADER SHARAA The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ( …

Fall of Syria’s Assad narrows China’s diplomatic space in the Middle East

Turkey's foreign minister says he plans to meet Syria's new leadership in Damascus

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced plans to meet with the new administration in Damascus. The head of Turkish diplomacy gave his assessment of current events to the French TV channel France 24. Commenting on the meeting of a high-ranking US …

A timeline of events from Syria’s war

Syria’s 13-year war started with pro-democracy protests and ended with the fall of the Assad regime. We revisit some major moments from the brutal war that killed over 600,000 and left millions displaced.