This handout picture taken and released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 25, 2026 shows syria's Foreign Affairs Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (R) receiving UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) at Damascus International Airport in Damascus. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
Damascus, Syria: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for Syria on Saturday as he visited the country, which is in transition following years of war and the 2024 overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
"I have just arrived in Damascus for a visit of solidarity. My message is clear: The UN stands with Syria at this pivotal moment and I appeal to the international community to spare no effort to support the people of Syria as well," he said on X.
