A man takes part in a demonstration at Place de la République organised by Kurd, Alawite and Druze minority groups of Syria, protesting the visit of Syria's interim President,in Paris on May 7, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
People wave independence-era Syrian flags during celebrations for the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus on December 20, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, listens during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 7, 2025. (Photo: AP)
A Druze fighter stands at a roundabout draped with the Druze flag and a portrait of a local leader in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on July 21, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shibani (L), French FM Jean-Noël Barrot (C), and US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack (R), in Paris 25. 7, 2025. (Photo: SANA)