Barbara Leaf, Washington’s top diplomat for the Middle East, made the comments after she met with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus — the first formal mission to Syria’s capital by United States diplomats since the early days of Syria’s civil war. The lightning offensive that toppled President Bashar al-Assad on December 8 was led by the […]
Assad fled Syria just over a week ago, as his forces abandoned tanks and other equipment in the face of a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Rooted in Syria’s branch of Al-Qaeda, HTS is proscribed by several Western governments as a terrorist organization, though it has sought to moderate its […]
Geir Pedersen, the UN’s special envoy for Syria, also backed a “credible and inclusive” political process to form the next government as he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We need to make sure that state institutions do not collapse, and that we get in humanitarian assistance as quickly as possible,” Pedersen said. “If […]
Syrians celebrated the day they called the “Friday of victory” with fireworks heralding the fall of the Assad dynasty. Assad’s fall has also led to fast-moving diplomatic developments, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken among envoys set to discuss Syria on Saturday in the Jordanian city of Aqaba. Turkey, meanwhile, will reopen its embassy […]
“They will take the necessary steps to reopen the embassy and discuss enhancing aid delivery,” the official said. Previous reports by Syria’s information ministry about a visit by Qatar’s intelligence chief on Thursday were untrue, the Qatari official said. The visit will come less than a week after Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria’s leading rebel […]
According to reports, a total of 318 Pakistani citizens returned via a chartered flight. They traveled from Syria to Lebanon’s capital Beirut before arriving in Pakistan. Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal welcomed the returnees, noting that they had been stuck due to the adverse situation. Ahsan Iqbal extended his congratulations […]
The offensive, which took just 10 days to sweep across Syria and take the capital Damascus, stunned the world and brought an end to more than half a century of rule by the Assad clan. The rebels, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), appointed an interim prime minister on Tuesday to lead […]
“We are following developments in Syria and are concerned about the escalation in violence… We express full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Syria. Any solution to the Syrian situation should correspond to the aspirations of the Syrian people for their security, stability, and development,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said […]
Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a spectacular end to five decades of brutal rule by the Assad clan. Syrians across the country and around the world erupted in celebration after enduring decades during which suspected dissidents were jailed or killed, […]
Hundreds of Pakistani pilgrims are still trapped in Syria following the crisis triggered by the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government. The Foreign Office said in a statement that under the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the Embassy of Pakistan in Damascus facilitated the repatriation process. Deputy Head […]
