Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed Faisal Mekdad as the new foreign minister to replace his predecessor Walid al-Muallem, who recently passed away, the country’s presidential office announced on Sunday. Syria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Bashar Jaafari, has also been appointed as deputy foreign minister ...
Amid news of Israeli adventurism targeting Iranian interests in Syria, the Foreign Ministry warned on Sunday that Iran will deliver a “crushing response” to any party seeking to trouble the Islamic Republic’s presence in the Arab country. In remarks during a press briefing that was held via a video conference, ...
