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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,…

Explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in a landmark visit, wounding at least 18 people, according to Syrian state media. Macron had arrived at the presidential palace for talks with al-Sharaa when the explosions struck near the Four Seasons Hotel. Syrian…

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Explosions rocked Damascus Tuesday as France’s president met with his Syrian counterpart in a landmark visit, wounding at least 18 people, Syria’s Interior Ministry said. It was the second blast to rock the capital in a few days, and a setback for the country’s new president as…

Eighteen people have been injured by two bomb explosions in central Damascus during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Syrian government has said. The blasts happened near the Four Seasons hotel, where Macron spent the night and met civil society groups on Tuesday morning. The Syrian interior ministry…

The visit marks the first by a European Union head of state since the 2024 overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces led by al-Sharaa. French President, Emmanuel Macron's historic visit to Syria was overshadowed on Tuesday after multiple bomb explosions struck near the hotel where he was…