Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the latest such visit from a European diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday met with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al Jolani, in a visit to Damascus, his first since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Al-Jolani took office as the head of the new Syrian administration after the rapid collapse of al-Assad's regime last year.

ROME (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage ... and spoke earlier by telephone with his counterparts from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The aim, he said, is to coordinate the various post-Assad initiatives ...

ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he will travel ... by telephone with his counterparts from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The aim, he said, is to coordinate the various post ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visits Syria to support its transition post-Assad and urges the EU to reconsider sanctions amid changing political dynamics.

Top West and Middle East diplomats and ministers meet to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s ouster.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria’s new ruler Ahmed ... Shaibani has already visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan since the start of the month.

Italy’s Foreign Minister Heads to Syria to Encourage Post-Assad Transition ROME (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani ... from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The aim, he said, is to ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed ... Shaibani has already visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan since the start of the month.

The first round of trucks carrying aid have arrived in Gaza since the ceasefire deal began as a Hamas official says the group have handed over the 3 captives.

The Israeli prison service said early Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the Gaza ceasefire and swap deal between Israel and Hamas. This comes after Hamas handed over three Israeli women captives to the Red Cross Sunday morning, as part of the first phase of the deal.

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