US EditionA welcome guest? France first Western nation to host Syria's new leader
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday, marking his initial trip to Europe following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.
- The meeting followed a 14-year civil war leading to Assad's fall and rising European pressure on Syria's new Islamist authorities to protect human rights.
- Sectarian clashes in March killed over 1,700 people, mostly Alawites, sparking international condemnation and doubts about the interim government's control over extremists.
- France likely requested a UN exemption for Sharaa, who is banned from travel due to his leadership in the jihadist group HTS that helped oust Assad.
- Macron aims to support a stable, inclusive Syria while pressing Sharaa to prevent impunity and protect civilians amid France's efforts to increase influence and address humanitarian crises.
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Syrian leader meets Macron in first European visit
PARIS — Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa on Wednesday met French leader Emmanuel Macron on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad, despite alarm over deadly clashes that have overshadowed the new authorities' first months in power.Ahead of the high-profile talks at the Elysee Palace, Sharaa and his foreign minister met a whistleblower who
Syrian president meets Macron in Paris on first European visit
PARIS: Ahmad Al-Sharaa, leader of the Syrian Arab Republic, on his first visit to Europe since taking power, arrived at the Elysee palace in Paris on Wednesday where he was greeted by President Emmanuel Macron. Ahead of the high-profile talks at the Elysee Palace, Al-Sharaa met a whistleblower known as “Caesar” who smuggled out tens of thousands of pictures depicting the
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