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France’s Macron visits Syria, in first trip by an EU head of state since Assad toppled

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6 July

Macron arrives in Syria, marking the first post-Assad visit by a Western head of state.

French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Syria on Monday, 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…

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Macron arrives in Syria, marking the first post-Assad visit by a Western head of state.