Syria, Italy and Assad

Italy’s foreign minister heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he will travel to Syria on Friday to encourage the country's transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, and said Europe should review its sanctions on Damascus now that the political situation has changed.
How Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's al-Assad bet in Syria failed
Giorgia Meloni's government tried to reposition itself in the Middle East, betting on the normalisation of relations with Assad in exchange for the protection of Christians and the return of refugees.
European Allies To Meet Over Syria: Italy's Foreign Ministry
Foreign ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and the United States will meet this week over the situation in Syria, Italy said Tuesday.
Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents
Italian FM meets Syria's new leader in Damascus
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the latest such visit from a European diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
New Syrian leadership pledges reforms in talks with Italy
By bnm Gulf bureau Syria's new administration head Ahmad al-Sharaa met Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on January 10, as the country seeks to rebuild international ties, local Al Watan reported.
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Italy wants to be bridge between new Syria-EU says Tajani
Italy is ready to play its part to promote a reform process in Syria and seeks to act as a bridge between the new Syria and ...
Blinken To Meet Europeans On Syria Pathway
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his European counterparts Thursday in Rome on Syria, as the West looks to engage the new Islamist-led leadership.
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Syria's rebel leader vows to dissolve Assad regime security forces, close prisons
Syria ran one of the most oppressive police states ... Cristina Carlevaro in Rome; Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan in Yayladagi, Turkey; David Brunnstrom, Erin Banco and Simon Lewis in Washington ...
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Italy hopes Syria’s transition will be peaceful, says foreign minister
“We are very worried for Syria. The fall of the regime is an historical turn,” Tajani said in a wide-ranging speech to Italian ambassadors gathered in Rome. “[I hope] that the transition ...
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Syria's Golani Vows to Punish Those Responsible for Torture Under Assad
Syria's Golani Vows to Punish Those Responsible ... Cristina Carlevaro in Rome; Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan in Yayladagi, Turkey; David Brunnstrom, Erin Banco and Simon Lewis in Washington and ...
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Middle East latest: Body recovered in Gaza confirmed to be 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni
Israel’s army has confirmed that one of the bodies recovered from Gaza earlier this week was that of 23-year-old hostage ...
Blinken holds talks in Rome on Syria; Italian FM says Western powers seeking stable & united Syria
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, met in Rome with European counterparts on ways to stabilize Syria and avert conflict as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country. Watch in for ...
Blinken seeks to avert Syria turmoil with Europeans on final trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage ...