
Al-Sharaa Hopes for Security Deal with Israel, Downplays Normalisation
This is Beirut, 22/09 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security deal that eases tensions with Israel, but he played down the prospect of recognition. Sharaa, a former jihadist whose forces toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad in December, met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He will ...