Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria's new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday at the first such regional meeting on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Riyadh on Sunday for a regional conference on Syria several weeks after the toppling of former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Also to attend the conference in the Saudi capital wasinterim Syrian Foreign ...

Top European and Middle Eastern diplomats gathered in Riyadh for a conference focused on Syria's future on Sunday. Germany’s foreign minister said that sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani held a series of bilateral meetings with Arab and foreign counterparts on Sunday during the Riyadh meetings on the situation in Syria following last month’s fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Top diplomats from regional countries and the West are gathering in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria, more than a month after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The EU foreign policy chief, said the foreign ministers would convene in Brussels on 27 January, in an effort to decide how the 27-nation bloc would relax sanctions on Syria.

The country's new rulers have been pushing for sanctions relief since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad's government last month

In Riyadh, she told reporters that the EU wants to see an inclusive government in Syria which shows no signs of “radicalisation” and also respects the rights of women and other groups.

Foreign ministers from Western and Middle Eastern countries convene with Syria's new foreign minister in Riyadh, marking the first regional meeting since Bashar al-Assad's ousting. Discussions aim to support Syria’s interim authorities,

An international meeting in Riyadh on Sunday marked a unified Arab and international stance to support Syria, advocating for the lifting of sanctions

Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers weigh sanctions relief and push for stability after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.