Syrian foreign minister met Israeli delegation for regional stability talks

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met an Israeli delegation in Paris Tuesday to discuss regional stability and de-escalation in southern Syria, Reuters reported.

The US-mediated talks focused on reviving the 1974 Golan Heights disengagement agreement. This was their second Paris meeting in a month after July talks failed to yield a final accord.

According to Reuters, recent clashes in Sweida between local fighters and government forces, partially checked by Israeli airstrikes, underline the challenges facing interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in stabilizing Syria.