Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, announced on Monday that his first official visit abroad will be to Saudi Arabia, following an official invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan. “I have received an official invitation from His...

The leader of the Syrian Transitional Administration, Ahmad al-Shara, met in Damascus with a high-level Ukrainian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Andriy Sypiga on Monday morning. A few days ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 500 tons of Ukrainian wheat flour...

Syria hopes for “strategic partnerships” with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. Russia was a staunch ally of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and has...

Asma Assad, the British-born wife of ousted Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad, has been effectively barred from returning to the UK after her British passport expired, according to local media. Without a valid passport, Asma Assad cannot return to her hometown London, according to the Sunday...