French President Emmanuel Macron met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus after two explosions near the hotel where he was staying. The visit, the first by an EU leader sin

French President Emmanuel Macron met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus after two explosions near the hotel where he was staying. The visit, the first by an EU leader since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow, focused on Syria's reconstruction and renewed ties with Europe.