French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot visited the Syrian capital of Damascus. Accompanied by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, he met Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Charaa. The handshake ...
1. Entry into a post-Assad Syria As soon as news of Bashar al-Assad's ouster broke – and with the main airport at Damascus still out of action – I began making plans for how to get into Syria ...
Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa (C), meets with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot at the presidential palace in Damascus.