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Chemical weapons agency chief to meet Syrian officials in Damascus on Saturday, sources say
The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a global non-proliferation agency, will meet Syrian officials in Damascus on Saturday, three sources familiar with the visit told Reuters.
Chemical weapons watchdog delegation meets with Syria's new leaders
A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog has arrived in Damascus to meet with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar Assad
Syrian president meets chemical weapons agency chief in Damascus
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa met in Damascus on Saturday with a delegation from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), led by its director-general, Fernando Gonzalez.
Syrian leader says SDF willing to restrict weapons to Damascus’ hand
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Monday that there are ongoing talks between Damascus and the Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria (Rojava), adding that the Kurds are willing to restrict weapons to the state’s hands but did not hide
Chemical Weapons Agency Chief Says Damascus Meetings First Step Towards Improved Ties
As part of membership, Damascus was supposed to undergo inspections but for more than a decade the OPCW was prevented from uncovering the true scale of the chemical weapons progra
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
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Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa concludes landmark visit to Turkey
Al-sharaa's visit to Turkey marks the highest-level meeting since 2009, signaling a potential shift in Syrian-Turkish ...
Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government
Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...
Syria’s “Caesar” discloses his identity, calls for punishing “criminal” Assad
The Syrian military defector who documented atrocities committed by the Bashar Assad regime by smuggling tens of thousands of ...
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Syrian government forces enter Afrin, signaling a change in control
The new Syrian government in Damascus sent a convoy of vehicles from the General Security Department to Afrin, a historically ...
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
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Topple, tame, trade: How Turkey is rewriting Syria’s future
Turkey didn’t orchestrate Assad’s fall, but it’s certainly cashing in on the aftermath. Now, it wants to mould Syria in its ...
Fresh clashes expose Syria’s lingering Lebanon problem
Syria’s government has only a handful of leftover Syrian regime equipment, such as old tanks that date from the 1990s or the ...