Sunday, 5 January, 2025 , 09:46 AFP — Costas Simitis, the reformist prime minister whose governments oversaw Greece's eurozone entry, helped Cyprus join the EU and planned for the Athens 2004 Olympics, died Sunday at the age of 88.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 19:20 AFP — The French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria as they visited Damascus Friday for talks with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 17:58 AFP — The French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria as they visited Damascus Friday for talks with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 15:49 AFP — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Syria's new leaders Friday not to establish an Islamist government after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 15:19 AFP — Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called on Syria's new rulers Friday to reach a settlement with Kurdish authorities in the northeast.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 14:41 AFP — The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria, top French and German diplomats said Friday on a Damascus visit to meet with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 14:21 AFP — France's foreign minister, on a visit to Syria, said Friday that Syria's new rulers must reach a settlement with the semi-autonomous Kurdish administration that controls swathes of Syria's northeast.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 12:37 AFP — The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria, top French and German diplomats said Friday on a Damascus visit to meet with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 11:16 AFP — Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
Thursday, 2 January, 2025 , 20:52 AFP — At least 24 fighters, mostly from Turkish-backed groups, were killed in clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern Manbij district, a war monitor said on Thursday.