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Syrian authorities on Friday said they uncovered an explosives cache after having captured an IS-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus earlier this week. The attacks, which occurred near the hotel where Macron spent the night, cast a shadow over the first…

Syria recently confirmed that its security forces captured ISIS linked cell involved in ‘terrorist bombings’ during Emmanuel Macron's Damascus visit. French President Emmanuel Macron with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in a joint press conference in Damascus on 7 July during Syria visit.(AFP) Syrian authorities on Thursday claimed that ISIS linked…

Home / World Daily Telegraph UK 9 Jul, 2026 07:33 PM 5 mins to read US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey. Photo / AFP US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of…

The US has formally initiated the process of removing Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) list in a major diplomatic and economic win for Damascus. The foundations of this historic announcement were built in Saudi Arabia, which has been a strong advocate for Syria’s return to the Arab…

Sharaa arrives at Ankara summit with Syria seeking closer NATO ties - analysis Syria’s president is emerging from one set of success stories, with the French leader's visit, to another potential success at the NATO summit. Follow us on Google Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa attends a press conference, on the…

Macron, who continued his visit after the blasts, said Syria must not be ‘destabilised’ by the attacks. Syrian authorities say one person has died after explosions rocked Syria’s capital Damascus on Tuesday as French President Emmanual Macron visited the city. Syria’s state news agency, citing the Ministry of Health, reported…

Two bombs have exploded near a hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron held meetings on Tuesday, Syrian state media says, but the French president’s office says he did not hear the blasts and he met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa soon afterwards. The blasts underscore the major security challenges in Syria,…

French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Tuesday announced a strategic economic partnership to support Syria’s reconstruction, as twin explosions in Damascus briefly overshadowed Macron’s historic visit but failed to disrupt a programme focused on investment and rebuilding. Speaking at a joint press conference in the Syrian…

The fragile and battered remains of an infant who lived about 6,000 years in Mesopotamia may be the oldest documented case of child abuse from the Middle East and one of the oldest known cases of its kind in the world, a new study finds. Researchers unearthed the infant's remains…

By  OMAR ALBAM, GHAITH AL SAYED and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Updated : , ,   DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Explosions rocked Syria’s capital on Tuesday and injured at least 18 people as France’s president met with his counterpart in a landmark visit to the country rebuilding from years of civil war,…