France plans to host an international conference on Syria next month to support the war-torn country's transition after half a century of Assad family rule, President Emmanuel Macron's office said Thursday.

PARIS (Reuters) - France plans to hold a conference on Syria in Paris on Feb. 13, the French presidency said in a statement on Thursday. Following a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Macron's office said the two leaders had discussed the situation in Syria.

The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, said on Monday in Damascus that the war-torn country's new leadership was committed to finding him. "I have been privileged to meet with the new leadership of Syria,

European Union sanctions in Syria that obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid and hinder the country's recovery could be lifted swiftly, France's foreign minister said Wednesday.

In our view, they should be tried in the nearest place to where the crimes were committed,’ says Foreign Ministry spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot visited the Syrian capital of Damascus. Accompanied by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, he met Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Charaa. The handshake between Jean-Noël Barrot and Ahmed al-Charaa was observed with great attention.

The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites are a minority sect which follows an esoteric offshoot of Shiite Islam. Between 10-12% of Syrians currently belong to the group.

The new administration’s first visit to Ankara comes amid an intensifying struggle for the partition of Syria between the states behind the overthrow of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by jihadists led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Turkey's chief diplomat has ruled out French military support in Syria after accusing France of ignoring Ankara’s security needs, saying it preferred partnering with the United States to diffuse

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The Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, a regional summit for Iraq’s neighbors, first convened on Aug. 28, 2021, in Baghdad with participation of nine countries and several regional and international organizations. The second edition took place on Dec. 20, 2022, in Jordan, according to Iraq’s foreign ministry.

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday, January 10, said Washington was its only interlocutor in northeastern Syria and urged France to repatriate its jihadist nationals jailed in the country. The remarks by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan came as Washington tried ...