Damascus: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in the capital Damascus today on an official visit to the sisterly Syrian Arab

By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Abazeed discussed his country's financial position and potential sanctions relief in his first meeting with European Union officials on Wednesday since Islamist rebels ousted the Assad regime last year.

There has been growing engagement between Qatar and Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, with high-level visits taking place between both countries. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin

Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Abazeed met with Germany’s temporary representative in Syria Bjorn Gehrmann on Wednesday, in the first such meeting of a European Union official since Islamist rebels seized power from the Assad regime last year.

Vice President JD Vance announced he will return to Damascus, Virginia, on Monday. The Vice President posted on X, “Tomorrow, I’ll return to Damascus, VA, to check on their cleanup from Hurricane Helene and we’ll continue to do so until they’ve fully recovered.

Vice President JD Vance pledged the federal government will do more to assist residents of this tiny community rebuild in the wake of disastrous flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.

Vice President JD Vance will return to Washington County on Monday to review progress in the town of Damascus after the devastating September flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene. "The American people should expect more of their government," Vance said in an interview broadcast Sunday on the CBS program "Face the Nation."

Vice President JD Vance and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke with reporters after a roundtable on Helene recovery on Monday afternoon.

Books that were banned and available to Syrians only if they were pirated online, now are available openly. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Five people lost their lives in a refugee camp just outside Damascus on Monday after a failed operation to rescue a drowning person in a metal fuel storage at a gas station.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) on Wednesday held a meeting in Damascus with the Swedish embassy to discuss the situation in northeast Syria (Rojava), including ongoing Turkish attacks,