Walid Joumblatt, former Druze leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, shakes hands with new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa during a historic visit, Sunday Dec. 22, 2024, in Damascus. (Credit: AFP)
HISTORICAL VISIT
Thirteen years later, Joumblatt returns to the 'new Syria'
Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels, also claimed that the ousted Syrian regime assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
OLJ / Reporting by Jeanine Jalkh, from Damascus, 22 December 2024 13:26
Thirteen years after his last visit, Walid Joumblatt returned to Syria on Sunday, marking the first trip by a Lebanese political leader since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The visit holds particular significance, as...
Thirteen years after his last visit, Walid Joumblatt returned to Syria on Sunday, marking the first trip by a Lebanese political leader since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The visit holds particular significance, as...
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