July 6 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Syria on Monday, Syria's state news agency said, in the first visit to Damascus by a European Union head of state since rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024.The visit underlines Syria's geopolitical transformation under Sharaa, a former al Qaeda commander who has established close ties with Western and Middle Eastern powers that shunned Assad, as he seeks to rebuild a country shattered by 13 years of war.
France's Macron visits Syria, in first trip by an EU head of state since Assad toppled
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Mon 07:50 - France 24
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Mon 17:01 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 17:19 - Anadolu Ajansı
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Mon 17:20 - Ottumwa Courier
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Mon 18:00 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 18:18 - France 24
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Mon 18:21 - The Times of Israel
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Mon 18:22 - The New Arab
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Mon 19:03 - DW
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Mon 19:03 - DW All
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Mon 19:03 - DW Top
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Mon 19:03 - DW World
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Mon 19:45 - South China Morning Post
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Mon 21:06 - Türkiye Today
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Mon 21:16 - Inquirer.com
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Mon 23:35 - WION
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Mon 23:58 - NewsCord
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Tue 03:22 - Euronews
Macron arrives in Syria for first post-Assad visit by western European leader