Syrian president and UK national security adviser discuss strengthening ties

Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the interim president of Syria , and the UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell. (SANA)
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Updated 05 August 2025
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Syrian president and UK national security adviser discuss strengthening ties

  • Meeting in Damascus attended by foreign minister and intelligence director

LONDON: Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the interim president of the Syrian Arab Republic, discussed strengthening ties with the UK during a meeting with National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell in Damascus on Tuesday.

The two sides discussed regional and international developments during a meeting attended by Asaad Al-Shaibani, the minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, and Director of General Intelligence Hussein Al-Salama.

Al-Sharaa emphasized Syria’s willingness to consider sincere initiatives that promote regional security and stability, as long as they respect Syrian sovereignty and independent national decisions, the official SANA news agency reported.


Israel army says has begun striking targets in ‘heart of Tehran’

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Israel army says has begun striking targets in ‘heart of Tehran’

  • Israeli military’s Home Front Command mobilizes around 20,000 reservists
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had begun striking targets deep inside Tehran, a day after a joint US-Israeli attack killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“The IDF is striking targets that belong to the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran,” the military said. “Over the past day, the Israeli Air Force conducted large-scale strikes in order to establish aerial superiority and to pave the path to Tehran.”
The Israeli military’s Home Front Command said on Sunday it had mobilized around 20,000 reservists to assist civilians following Iranian missile attacks.
“The command has called in approximately 20,000 reservists” who have joined over the past 24 hours the Home Front Command forces across the country, it said on its website.