Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the armed groups in Syria should be merged into a single army and a single legitimate state body should have the authority to bear arms and use force.

( MENAFN - Nam News Network) ABU DHABI, Jan 18 (NNN-WAM) – United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reiterated the UAE's commitment to Syria's independence and Sovereignty over its entire territory, during a phone call yesterday with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Syria's de facto leader.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on energy and electricity partnerships with Gulf states.

As the new Damascus authorities strive to restore their country and its diplomatic links, they understand that Moscow is essential to this effort

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

United Arab Emirates billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, who this week scrapped his investments in Lebanon, said the country was still not safe and that he had been threatened with being "slaughtered and killed" last year.

Travelling from Syria’s Highway 42, which runs from Tabqa to the city of Homs, you can see the corpse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Getting to Homs and from there to Damascus requires driving

"The first Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed at Damascus International Airport after a hiatus of some 13 years, with Syrian passengers on board," Syria's official news agency SANA reported. Eksi told reporters that Turkish Airlines would operate three flights to Syria a week.

Jubilation among big sections of the population of Syria followed the quick demise of the Basha al-Assad regime in early December 2024

Ahmed Al-Sharaa meets Turkish delegation headed by Ibrahim Kalin, head of country's national intelligence organization

DAVOS, Switzerland - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Jan 22 that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on energy and electricity partnerships with Gulf states.

Ahmed Al-Sharaa meets Turkish delegation headed by Ibrahim Kalin, head of country's national intelligence organization - Anadolu Ajansı