Former US Ambassador to Damascus Robert Ford disclosed a behind-the-scenes Western role—particularly American—that indirectly facilitated Ahmad Al-Sharaa’s path to power. Speaking earlier this month at the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, Ford confirmed that the United States played an indirect role, beginning with a series of meetings in 2023 when ...
European Union countries have given a green light to lifting economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover, according to diplomats speaking to news agencies. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member states struck a preliminary agreement for the move, which should be formally unveiled by ...
