US EditionIn Damascus, US Envoy Inks $7 Billion Energy Deal, Calls for Israel-Syria Peace Pact
- On May 29, 2025, U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack raised the American flag above his residence in Damascus, Syria, marking the first time since 2012.
- This symbolic event followed the U.S. Embassy closure in 2012 due to violence that resulted in over 650,000 deaths and President Trump’s recent decision to lift sanctions and warm relations.
- At the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria finalized a $7 billion agreement with a group of Qatari, Turkish, and American companies to produce 5,000 megawatts of electricity and help restore the nation's severely damaged energy infrastructure amid ongoing difficulties.
- Barrack stated Trump’s “bold vision” empowers the region toward self-determination, while Secretary Rubio acknowledged the move as a gamble but necessary to avoid Syria’s imminent collapse.
- The diplomatic reopening and economic agreement signal U.S. Engagement to stabilize Syria and encourage a peace pact with Israel despite risks of civil war and national fragmentation.
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Trump’s Envoy to Syria Raises American Flag in Damascus
Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also named as special envoy to Syria last week, raised the American flag over the ambassadorial residence in Damascus on Thursday for the first time since 2012. The post Trump’s Envoy to Syria Raises American Flag in Damascus appeared first on Breitbart.
Trump Envoy Meets Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in First Official Visit to Damascus - The Syrian Observer
In a landmark diplomatic development, U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack arrived in Damascus on Thursday, marking his first official visit to the Syrian capital since assuming his post earlier this month. Barrack met with Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the People’s Palace. The high-level meeting was attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Marhaf Abu Qasra, and the head of General Intel…
U.S. Raises American Flag In Syria For The First Time In 13 Years * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony T
For the first time in 13 years, a U.S. Flag was raised outside the long-closed U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, Syria. Tom Barrack, serving as the special envoy to Syria, arrived in Syria earlier this week for the flag-raising ceremony. Special Envoy Barrack met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and attended the signing of an agreement to develop a 5,000-megawatt energy project to help Syria’s war-battered electricity grid. The Unite…
In Damascus, US envoy inks $7 billion energy deal, calls for Israel-Syria peace pact
On a visit to Damascus Thursday, newly appointed US envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack inked a $7 billion energy deal between Syria and a Qatari-US-Turkish consortium. Barrack also called for an Israel-Syria non-aggression pact and raised the flag over the US ambassador's residence in a sign of warming ties between the two countries.
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