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Syria’s interim foreign minister Asaad Shaibani (L) delivers a speech during the inauguration of Syria’s embassy at Al-Nofleen district in Tripoli on August 30, 2026. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 4:21 pm
Syria says it’s working ‘seriously’ on diplomatic solution with Israel despite attacks
FM al-Shaibani reports US-mediated talks aim for full Israeli withdrawal to pre-December 2024 lines, pans Katz’s remarks on IDF remaining in Syrian territory
By AFP and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks with Israeli troops in southern Syria, August 25, 2026. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 25, 2026, 7:56 pm
Katz: Israel won’t leave Syria buffer zone so long as ‘jihadist threats’ remain
Defense minister, visiting troops, tells Syrian president ‘when you wake up in Damascus and see IDF on Mount Hermon, know we’re here to defend our communities and border’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 25, 2026, 11:54 am
Sharaa says Syria ‘shakes off a dark stain’ with removal from US terror list
Syrian president says sanctions relief step sets country on path to rebuild after destructive civil war; Turkey hopes it will boost effort to reintegrate Damascus into world
By AFP
US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 24, 2026, 11:36 pm
US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle
Rubio lauds ‘positive actions’ and ‘further commitments’ by leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Washington removes sanctions in place since 1979; Damascus already in talks with major banks
By Feras Dalatey
Mossad chief Roman Gofman (left) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in a photo montage. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90; Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 23, 2026, 11:26 pm
Mossad chief meets Syrian FM in effort to defuse tensions after airstrike
Israel said to set ‘red lines’ for diplomatic agreement, as US pushes for full renewal of direct Jerusalem-Damascus talks that were halted earlier this year
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 25, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 12:02 pm
Syrian FM urges Israel to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for bilateral relations
‘We do not trust Israel currently,’ top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani says, but ‘Syria is extending its hand for understandings, peace, diplomacy’ with its neighbor
By TOM PERRY and Feras Dalatey
Illustrative: Turkish soldiers seen waiting in front of Incirlik military base in Adana in this handout photo released March 12, 2026. (Turkish Defense Ministry/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 12:40 pm
Turkey denies military visit to Syrian base; Damascus confirms it but refutes deployment plan
Ankara says no military delegation was at airbase ‘before or during Israel’s attack’; Al-Shaibani says Damascus told Jerusalem no Turkish troops were deploying to Abu Duhur
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Nava Freiberg
France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) speaks with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (C-R) next to France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) during a bilateral meeting at the Damascus International Airport in Damascus on July 6, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
July 6, 2026, 9:21 pm
Macron arrives in Syria for first post-Assad visit by West European head of state
French president says he came to show commitment to Syrian people, seek a ‘Syria, united in its diversity,’ and at peace with its neighbors
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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