Syria, Italy

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.
Italian FM Tajani meets with head of Syria's new government in Damascus
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday met with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al Jolani, in a visit to Damascus, his first since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Al-Jolani took office as the head of the new Syrian administration after the rapid collapse of al-Assad's regime last year.
Italy Foreign Minister Proposes Setting Aside EU Sanctions on Syria
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six months or one year, but that a final decision could only come from the entire bloc.
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 says Europe should review sanctions on Syria
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling 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.
Italy FM Says New Syria Leader Pledged To Stop 'Illegal Immigration'
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told visiting Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday that he was ready to stem "illegal immigration" to Europe, the European diplomat said.
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.
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 ...
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.
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Syria: How Italy played the Bashar al-Assad regime card to the end
In July, Rome set itself apart by announcing the return of a resident ambassador to Damascus, Stefano Ravagnan, who had been handling Syrian affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from his ...
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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 Since Assad's Overthrow: Latest Developments
Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy are due to hold talks Tuesday on Syria, Rome has announced. "We hope that the first positive signals will transform ...
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Syria: How To Seize Syria
With the Romans in charge, Syria became a part of the Roman Empire and thrived because of it. The Romans brought peace and prosperity. Rome was the second, after Greece, European power to rule ...
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Syria's rebel leader vows to dissolve Assad regime security forces, close prisons
Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa - better ... 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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New Syria PM calls for Syrians abroad to return
ROME/ Beirut — Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians who have sought refuge abroad to return to their homeland following the ouster of longtime president Bashar Al Assad.
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 ...