Qatar, Syria and Damascus

Qatar's Emir becomes first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the Dec. 8 fall of President Bashar al-Assad to an Islamist rebel offensive.
Syria, Qatar discuss reconstruction during emir's visit
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.
Qatar emir lands in Damascus as 1st head of state to visit new Syria
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became the first head of state to visit Damascus since the ousting of Bashar Assad, arriving in
Qatar's Emir to visit Damascus on Thursday, Al Jazeera says
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will visit Damascus on Thursday, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported, as Syria's new interim government begins a political transition after Islamist rebels ousted the Assad regime last year.
Qatari emir visits Syria, meets interim president in Damascus
Visit is 1st by Qatar’s emir to Syria in more than 14 years, 1st by head of state since Assad’s overthrow - Anadolu Ajansı
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim in Syria on first visit by Arab head of state since Assad downfall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim landed in Damascus on Thursday, Qatari state media reported. He is the first Arab head of state to visit Syria since the downfall of former president Bashar Al Assad last month.
Qatar’s Emir heads to Damascus as Syria’s transition gains momentum
Qatar has been actively seeking a sanctions exemption from Washington that would allow Doha to provide financial support through official channels.
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
The former insurgents on Wednesday also threw out Syria’s constitution, adopted under Assad, saying a new charter would be ...
Syria's Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on ...
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Qatar’s prime minister calls for Israel’s withdrawal from buffer zone with Syria
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman ... marking his first visit to the country since last month’s fall ...
France issues new war crimes arrest warrant for Syria's al-Assad
A court in Paris has accused the overthrown Syrian ruler of complicity in war crimes in relation to a deadly attack on ...
Al-Monitor12d
Syria airport source says Iranians, Israelis banned from entry
Iranians and Israelis have been banned from flying to Syria, which is under new leadership since last month's overthrow of ...
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Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month.