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Kurdish SDF forces say comprehensive agreement with Damascus reached

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Exclusive: Who are Syria's Druze and why are they under attack?

After deadly clashes in southern Syria, Euronews spoke exclusively to religious leaders and activists from the community about the origins of the Druze and the effects of recent violence.

Europe News

EU slaps sanctions on alleged culprits of attacks on Syria’s Alawites

The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans to remove sanctions last week, but said the move was "conditional" and that sanctions could be resumed if the new government doesn’t keep the peace.

Europe News

Macron supports easing sanctions on Syria after meeting al-Sharaa

The high-stakes visit was a controversial one after multiple deadly attacks in Syria sparked international outrage.

USA

Syria's foreign minister to appear at UNSC in first visit to US

The Trump administration has yet to officially recognise the current Syrian government, led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, an Islamist former insurgent who led the offensive that toppled Assad.

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Germany reopens Syria embassy 13 years after war forced its closure

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said her trip to Damascus, her second since the fall of the al-Assad regime, was meant to renew the possibility of 'a political new beginning' between the two countries.

Europe News

How should EU handle new regime in Syria? - Radio Schuman

As Syria's post-Assad regime meets with European donors in Brussels today, key questions over the conduct of the new regime will be under the spotlight.

Syria

Syria's interim president signs temporary five-year constitution

A recent explosion of deadly violence and reprisals has raised the pressure on domestic leaders and international allies to secure Syria for its residents as quickly as possible.

Syria

Syrian ethnic tensions erupt, questioning Europe's sanctions lift

Recent violence in Syria has sparked fears of further instability as leaders call for lifting sanctions to ease economic woes.

Syria

'Joy and fear’: Syrian refugees ponder the future of their homeland

Thirteen years after a revolution left the Middle Eastern country in civil war and led to more than 6 million Syrians fleeing as refugees, dictator Bashar Al-Assad has been deposed. Euronews spoke to three refugees about their hopes for Syria in the coming year and their thoughts on returning.

World News

Syria's new foreign minister visits Qatar for diplomatic talks

Asaad al-Shibani's trip to Doha comes after he hosted the French and German foreign ministers in Damascus on Friday.

World News

Syria's leader says it could take four years to hold elections

Ahmad al-Sharaa said he estimated it could up to three years to write a new constitution, adding that 'any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census.'

Syria

Syria arrests top official responsible for deaths in Sednaya — report

The hunt for the former head of the military judiciary under long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad, Mohammed Kanjou al-Hassan, sparked deadly clashes in the west of the country between al-Assad loyalists and government security officials.

Syria

Syria's HTS leader says rebel groups will be 'disbanded' to join army

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa pushed a message of unity in Syria as he sought to reassure minorities in the war-torn country.

Syria

Syria's new government says Russia should 'reconsider' its troops

Syria’s new transitional government says there is no place for Russian presence in Syria a week after the country’s long-time President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown. The new government also says it is open to engage in contacts with all countries to pave Syria’s new future.

Syria

US, Arab League and Turkey top diplomats discuss Syria transition

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said the ministers would "discuss ways to support a comprehensive political process led by Syrians to achieve a transitional process."

World News

Syrians celebrate al-Assad fall as interim leaders map future

Amid the scenes of jubilation, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with allies around the region and called for an ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’ interim government.